"THE CONTENT WAS TOO VULNERABLE"
Support A1+!NA deputy Hrant Khachatryan, the head of the Constitutional Right Union, is ready to give up his mandate if he is elected President of the Central Electoral Committee. Mr. Khachatryan considers the reduction of his authorities a concession but thinks that he will be able to control the next elections.
The parliamentary and extraparliamentary powers discussed in the National Press Club the inner political situation in the country. The main topic of conversation was the resignation of the OYP from the coalition. The OYP was invited to the discussions too but none of its representatives had come to the Club.
“As a form the coalition was welcomed, but its content was too vulnerable”, says Khosrov Haroutyunyan, the head of the Christian-Democratic Union. According to him, the political unrest in the country is accounted for by the fact that “the concept of the National Assembly is not well comprehended by the society” and for the people the standard of living is connected with the President: «Good President – good life, bad President – bad life». «The next elections can be crucial», says Khosrov Haroutyunyan predicting that no party will take up the responsibility of governing the country alone as no party has enough specialists for that purpose.
“The businessmen joined the OYP because Serge Sargsyan told them to do so, and left the party for the same reason”, said Grigor Haroutyunyan, secretary of the People’s Party, indignant at the fact that Serge Sargsyan interferes with the affairs of other parties. Grigor Haroutyunyan is especially angry with the people who blame the opposition for anything, for example the high level of corruption.
Shavarsh Kocharyan was the most optimistic of all. Despite the falsified constitutional reforms, he voiced hope that the power which will win the parliamentary elections of 2007 will be more influential. According to his colleagues, Shavarsh Kocharyan has a European outlook on the situation inside the country.
