R. Rubinyan: Instead of saying ‘It won’t succeed’, think what we have done wrong (video)
Lawmaker Nikol Pashinyan- candidate for Prime Minister, and creation of shadow government. It is the decision of the Civil Contract Party, which was voiced at Liberty Square during a rally held on September 10. Shadow government is an English model; if the power is changed, they nominate their candidates, as well as develop a platform before elections, “Later if they come to power, they fully become government or like Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) join others by holding several posts, then forgetting also about their platform, because as they won’t be majority, and it is clear whether it is Nikol Pashinyan or someone else, they won’t be majority, they won’t be able to lead their policy,” political expert Levon Shirinyan told “A1+”. Ruben Rubinyan, member of the Civil Contract government board, highlights that unlike alternative government, which doesn’t admit the powers of the ruling government, the idea of the shadow government is completely different, “Its whole meaning is to have a team, which as an opposition criticizes the ruling government, and second and the most important to be ready to assume real government either as a result of regular elections or other processes.” “Napoleon used to say ‘We will get into the battle and then will see, there is no other way.’ The tendency is to get involved in the game later; the same thing has been in the RA since 1990s, it’s true, I cannot, but I am involved in the game. It is this option, but he is a determined figure,” notes Levon Shirinyan. Ruben Rubinyan is sure that regime change is possible either with elections or velvet revolution, as it was said during the rally, “If something has failed for several times, it doesn’t mean that it will never be a success. I would prefer instead of saying ‘it won’t succeed’, to think what we have done wrong, and do it in a right way next time.” He doesn’t rule out that if a candidate for a premier has been nominated, that is a direct claim to 2017 NA elections. By the way, the candidacy of Nikol Pashinyan, for the position of Prime Minister, will be approved in the party conference after the formulation of shadow government.
