RPA MEMBER HAS APPREHENSION THAT PARTIES’ COMPETITION CAN MOVE FROM POLITICAL TO POTATO FIELD

Noyan Tapan
Oct 30 2006

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. It is several months a number of
provisions of law "On Parties" and of Electoral Code are violated
in Armenia, but the authorities in no way respond to this. Alexan
Karapetian, Secretary of NA National Unity faction, declared this
at the October 30 dispute at the Hayeli (Mirror) club. In his words,
some parties give out seeds to population in country’s regions, show
medical aid, organize shows and all this under the "party logo." The
deputy said that no party has the right to do charity as it is charity
organizations that should do this. In A.Karapetian’s words, all this
is done with the sponsorship of the country’s President and by his
order. He gave assurance that no one can violate the law and remain
unpunished in the country unless he enjoys the President’s support. "If
such lawlessness is done now, what guarantee do we have that we will
not have the same during the elections," A.Karapetian said. Samvel
Nikoyan, RPA faction member, another side participating in the dispute,
in his turn, said that he does not like the above mentioned phenomenon,
either. "I have an apprehension that the parties’ competition can move
from ideological-political field to the field of giving out potato or
sunflower seeds: this is unacceptable in the moral respect," the deputy
declared. Asked, why then RPA does not undertake the needed steps,
S.Nikoyan said that he is only an MP and his only arms is speaking,
which he uses by expressing his own opinion.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress