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| 12:25:34 | 09-07-2005 | Politics |
NOT TO YIELD
`All our Mayors were appointed and every time they yielded to the President.
Vano Siradeghyan was the only political figure to have acted more or less
independent. A good Mayor would never yield to the President’, chairman of
National Consent party Aram Harutyunyan says.
He considers that the incumbent leadership wishes to make all the officials,
including the members of the local self-government bodies, subordinate. `In
this case the elected Mayor is the only way out. At that he should be
elected not by the community council but by the people. Aram Harutyunyan
considers that the larger is the territory the elections cover the less is
the possibility of falsifications. He does not share the fear that the
elected Mayor will be uncontrolled. `If the Mayor enlists the support of 1/3
of the population, he can become a serious problem for the President’, he
says.
In the opinion of National Consent chairman the constitutional reform should
not be the means to preserve or seize the power but should contribute to the
development of the country. `It should be the document of common consensus.
It seems today that the authorities are following the right path. But it is
still premature to make any conclusions. The authorities should comprehend
that their power is not eternal but the laws will remain’, he reminds.
Diana Markosyan