INDEPENDENT DEPUTY PROPOSES WAYS OUT OF COMPLEX INTERNAL POLITICAL SITUATION
Noyan Tapan
March 18, 2008
YEREVAN, MARCH 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Independent deputy of the RA National
Assembly Victor Dallakian proposed setting up an interim parliamentary
commission to examine the events of March 1 and 2. He made this
statement on March 18, putting forward a number of proposals on how
to get out of the complex political situation in Armenia after the
presidential elections.
According to him, the newly elected president of the country may grant
an amnesty to those who did not participate directly in violent actions
but they were struggling for their political ideas. V. Dallakian
proposed taking steps to reopen "A1+" and "Noyan Tapan" television
companies and to work out mechanisms to allow the opposition to use
the air of Public Television.
The independent deputy also proposed:
– to set up a body – a political council to be headed by the new
president of the country and to be provided with serious powers. The
body should also be composed of representatives of the parliamentary
and extraparliamentary opposition,
– to pass a law on public chamber, which will allow to unite the
intellectual elite of Armenia and use its capacities for the solution
of state probems,
– taking into account the new political situation after the
presidential elections, to start the preparation for extraordinary
elections of the National Assembly, making a number of amendments to
the Electoral Code. In particilar, to establish a 100% proportional
electoral system, and to form balanced electoral commissions, in which
the authorities and the opposition will be proportionally represented.
V. Dallakian also proposed making the indicated changes in cooperation
with the parliamentary opposition – on a consensus basis and with
the participation of extraparliamentary forces.
According to the deputy, in parallel with extraordinary elections of
the National Assembly, it is necessary to hold a referendum on the
following constitutional amendments:
1. To make the institution of marzpets (regional governors) an
elective one.
2. To make Armenia a parliamentary republic, with its government to
be formed based on the elections of the National Assembly, while the
president of the republic shall be elected by the National Assembly.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
