SERGE SARGSYAN DID NOT CONSULT WITH THE COALITION
LRAGIR.AM
14:58:30 – 01/04/2009
The ARF Dashnaktsutyun raised the question on the exploitation of
the administrative keys for the Mayor republican candidate’s sake
and is waiting for an answer. This was stated on April 1, by the
Dashnaktsutyun candidate for Mayor Artsvik Minasyan.
Dwelling on the unequal competitive conditions which are supposed
considering that another candidate for Mayor Gagik Beglaryan has been
appointed Mayor before the election, Artsvik Minasyan accepted that
Gagik Beglaryan gets an advantage in this way. He noted that appointing
Mayor is the president’s right but Serge Sargsyan did not consult
with the coalition in this connection. "However, I don’t see any
problem here, is the game rules are observed," says Artsvik Minasyan,
adding that he means the not using of administrative resources, or
not spending of the municipal money in the way to make evident after,
that it was an electoral bribe.
According to Artsvik Minasyan, the advantage of Gagik Beglaryan is
that being Mayor now, he has the possibility to solve problems in the
city and increase his rating. But in this case the other candidates
should not struggle against but for and propose other approaches
for problem solutions. This is the Dashnaktsutyun candidate’s
opinion. Nevertheless, Artsvik Minasyan thinks that only the president
can be the guarantee for the rules observation and not utilization of
the administrative resources during the election because "as in almost
every case, I this case too, everything depends on the decision of
the supreme comandor." Artsvik Minasyan said that he hopes that the
president will make this decision and will not let the administrative
resource to be used.
"Let the citizen to make their own choice at this Mayor election
which is the first," said Artsvik Minasyan.
At the same time, he notes that there are signals that the
administrative recourse is already being employed.
Artsvik Minasyan stated that if the government does not take up
measures for their prevention but considers them a provocation, so
the government is engaged in demagogy. Artsvik Minasyan said that
such a behavior may cause a situation which may be the reason for
March 1 repetition. According to Dashnaktsutyun candidate everyone
should realize that stets must be taken up to avoid its repetition.