WILL KOCHARYAN FOLLOW PUTIN?

A1+
[08:24 pm] 02 October, 2007

Will the model of "Yedinaya Russia" and Vladimir Putin relations be
imitated in Armenia, in case of the "Republican Party of Armenia"
and Kocharyan or the "Prosperous Armenia" party and Kocharyan
further collaboration? The agenda of the "Prosperous Armenia" party
does not include the issue of proposing Kocharyan as the party’s
leader. Baghdasar Mheryan, press secretary of the "Prosperous Armenia"
party informed this to "A1+".

The "Republican Party of Armenia" excluded this possibility: "Our press
is misled by the political processes in other countries and is trying
to find similar cases in the political field of Armenia. Of course,
the international experience should be used in Armenia, this is my
opinion. But imitation of political developments in Russia has nothing
in common with the political reality in Armenia, with the plans of
Robert Kocharyan and is a simple attempt to create a new interest",
said Armen Ashotyan, deputy of the "Republican Party of Armenia".

"It is obvious, that the experience of the RA President, his knowledge
and his relations with international political figures may contribute
Armenia, just like the political heritage of the first president Levon
Ter-Petrosyan for the sake of maintaining the Republic of Armenia",
said Ashotyan.

As to the Kocharyan’s appointment to the post of the Prime Minister,
Ashotyan considers: "It is soon to speak about the possible candidates
of the Prime Minister’s post, until the end of the presidential
elections".

Aghasy Yenokyan considers the implementation of the Russian model in
Armenia quite possible and does not think that it is the most possible
version. "The President has got serious levers and I do not think that
the next President would like to see Robert Kocharyan in the post of
the Prime Minister", said Yenokyan. "Even Serge Sargsayan?" – to our
question the politician said: "Yes, he will not like, definitely".

Although, the RA Constitution restricted the competences of the
president and gave more advantages to the prime minister, Yenokyan
thinks: "In any case the president is the boss in Armenia who makes
orders". According to Yenokyan, the Constitution will be violated in
future as well. "That is a misfortunate custom in our country".

The issue of the authorities was solved during the parliamentary
elections taking the Constitution as a basis", said Shavarsh Kocharyan,
head of the "National Democratic Party". "There is an essential
difference.

Putin did it before the parliamentary elections, while in Armenia
parliamentary elections are in the past".

Shavarsh Kocharyan did not exclude other possibilities as well:
"It will be more logical if he had done it before the parliamentary
elections", said Shavarsh Kocharyan.

Politician Tigran Karapetyan does not exclude any possibility, but he
notices: "The prime minister may be powerful if the majority supports
him". But Tigran Karapetyan is bothered with the problem of Yerevan
Mayor. "Will the future Mayor be in the situation of a marionette or
not? The situation in the political field is getting complicated",
concluded Mr Karapetyan.