LAST DEVELOPMENTS CONNECTED WITH ORINATS YERKIR PARTY HAVE PREELECTION
CHARACTER, HRANT KHACHATRIAN SAYS
YEREVAN, MAY 12, NOYAN TAPAN. “The history of the ruling coalition
have come to an end, but I am not among those who are glad at the
collapse of the ruling coalition,” Hrant Khachatrian, Chairman of the
Constitutional Law Union, declared at the May 12 press conference. As
for possible influence from without on the position of the Orinats
Yerkir (Country of Law) Party and on the conduct of its leader, RA
National Assembly Speaker Artur Baghdasarian, the politician did not
exclude that the party could use the international ties and foreign
assistance. On May 11, the Orinats Yerkir, one of the parties of the
ruling coalition, made a decision about leaving the coalition. In
addition, Artur Baghdasarian declared about his intention to resign
from the position of RA NA Speaker. According to Hrant Khachatrian, it
is possible that the recent big businessmen’s leaving the Orinats
Yerkir Party could be an intra-party bargain aimed at getting the
image of really a democratic force in the eyes of the people in order
to receive as many votes as possible at the coming elections.
Meanwhile, he reminded that the Orinats Yerkir like the other members
of the ruling coalition came to power forgetting all its principles
and this casts suspicion on this party. As for the Orinats Yerkir
Party’s place in the opposition field, he declared that the opposition
is first of all the force that should enjoy the people’s confidence
and in this case the people itself should give an estimation to the
Orinats Yerkir Party. Hrant Khachatrian said that today the the
Orinats Yerkir is exposed to the attack and the pressure of the clan
system, the other parties of the ruling coalition, the ARF
Dashnaktsutiun and the Republican Party of Armenia, are also anxious
about it, the representatives of these parties in private talks
complain of clan conditions’ becoming stricter. “In addition to this,
other processes also go in the ruling clique, remember Artashes
Tumanian (former head of RA President’s Administration: NT): a pack of
wolves is ready to hunt down their former friend,” Hrant Khachatrian
declared. According to him, the last developments connected with the
Orinats Yerkir Party and its leader have a preelection character. “I
do not exclude the possibility of special parliamentary elections.
Currently many people in the society do not believe that the regular
elections can be fair. A strong striving for changes exists in the
society today,” H.Khachatrian mentioned.