WHICH IS BETTER, ELECTORAL FRAUD BY SKINHEADS OR TEACHERS?
Lragir.am
13 may 06
A striking tendency can be observed inside the Armenian system of
governance. Government officials multiply their positions, mainly at
the expense of the sphere of education. On May 12 Andranik Margaryan,
Prime Minister of Armenia over the past 6 years, alumni of the
Department of Cybernetics of SEU, was elected chair of the Council of
Alumni of SEU. During the meeting of the Council of Alumni Andranik
Margaryan was elected unanimously. May 12 is apparently a lucky date
for Andranik Margaryan, for six years ago this day he was appointed
prime minister of Armenia, and at that time nobody thought that
Andranik Margaryan would become the most long-lived prime minister in
the modern history of the Republic of Armenia. The prime minister, of
course, announced after a year of office that the work of a prime
minister is like that of a gladiator. It would be interesting to know
how the prime minister will characterize the position of chair of the
Council of Alumni. Considering that this is a technical university,
the prime minister will probably compare his new position to a
terminator.
After Serge Sargsyan the prime minister is the second to take up
leadership of a society of alumni. The minister of defense is the
leader of the alumni of Yerevan State University. By the number of
alumni SEU apparently is not inferior to the State University, which
is already a big benefit. But if Serge Sargsyan has taken up the
higher education system, Andranik Margaryan is gradually getting hold
of the secondary education system. He demonstratively admitted school
teachers to his political party on May 1 to demonstrate that for him a
teacher is the real worker. There is nothing left to do but to
persuade teachers that election is the real job. And this will not
take much effort.
An implicit remark that the lay-off policy was not finished or needed
revision would be enough.
On the other hand, it is commendable that the government elite of
Armenia have `taken up’ the sphere of education with such zest. Itis
commendable and reassuring. It is much better when school and
university teachers falsify the election that skinheads. While you are
trying to teach skinheads something, the OSCE has already learned
everything. Whereas there will be no need to teach teachers and
professors, they would teach others rather. Besides, itis beneficial
for the voter too. A skinhead hits, a teacher explains.