Lragir, Armenia
Oct 19 2007
ARMEN RUSTAMYAN THINKS THE PRESIDENT FAILED
Armen Rustamyan, an intermediate presidential candidate named by the
ARF Dashnaktsutyun General Meeting, who was hosted at the Hayeli Club
on October 19 stated that in Armenia the public and political
relations are regulated by arrangements between government groups,
not by legislation or Constitution. `We have a Constitutional order
which exists legally but we also have a public and political order
which exists de facto. In other words, the Constitutional order has
de jure and de facto differences. There is a major difference,’ Armen
Rustamyan says.
He thinks it is necessary to introduce mechanisms through structural
changes which will bring about the laws. `How? It is very simple.
Mechanisms of balance are needed, the powers should be distributed
equally, it is the power pyramid, in the power pyramid it is in my
interests that as a president I prevent the National Assembly from
curbing my powers, and making me unable to do anything beyond my
powers by the Constitution,’ Armen Rustamyan says. He says there must
be a clash of interests to balance the system. Otherwise, we now have
a system where a narrow circle, 5-10 percent enjoy rights and others
do not.
If the Constitution de facto does not exist as Armen Rustamyan says,
it turns out that the president of Armenia who is the guarantor of
the Constitution failed to perform his functions. `Certainly he
failed,’ Armen Rustamyan said in answer to this question although he
felt the start was too tough, and continued more mildly. `If the
Constitution is observed, we would have no other problems. Everything
would be guaranteed if the Constitution were observed. If we think
so, therefore I am saying I do not want to speak in percentages, but
I cannot say that the Constitution is not observed at all. No. Unlike
fundamental approaches, I do not think so,’ Armen Rustamyan says.