“THE CONTENT WAS TOO VULNERABLE”

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[03:59 pm] 09 June, 2006

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.