WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE ARMENIAN PREMIER’S RESIGNATION?

Vestnik Kavkaza
Sept 7 2012
Russia

Susanna Petrosyan, Yerevan. Exclusively to VK

In autumn active political processes caused by preparation for the
presidential elections are expected in Armenia. Probably the question
on resignation of the prime minister Tigran Sarkisian will be posed, as
wide layers of the population, as well as minor and medium businessmen
are dissatisfied with his socio-economic policy.

The rumors on resignation of Sarkisian began to be exaggerated ahead
of the discussion of the governmental report on the state budget for
2011. Previously the opposition – Dashnaktsuryun and the Armenian
National Congress – posed the question on resignation of Premier. The
position of Prosperous Armenia is also interesting. The secretary of
the parliamentary fraction of Prosperous Armenia, Naira Zograbian,
said that the main reason for not joining the ruling coalition was the
economic policy provided in the country. “The current economic policy
is not able to solve problems of migration, poverty, unemployment, and
so on. PMs from our party expressed their position clearly by voting
against the five-year program of the government,” Zograbian said.

Probably Dashnaks, ANC, PA, and Heritage will try to prevent the
governmental report on the state budget from adoption and will try
to pose a question on the vote of lack of confidence in the government.

According to the 5th article of the 89th law On the National Council
Regulations, after the discussion of the report the prime minister and
the Economy Minister should speak. The Economy Minister might propose
the project of the NC decision on the governmental report to be voted
for or pose a question in the vote of confidence in the government.

The 6th article says that if the report wouldn’t be adopted by the
parliament, the government can pose the question on the vote of
confidence in the government. Therefore, the procedure of adoption
of the governmental report on the state budget might be a chance to
achieve resignation of the prime minister.

In other words, if the report is not adopted by the parliament,
the government would have to resign. The ruling coalition has 75
out of 131 mandates in the NC. In this context a question arises:
why have talks on Sarkisian’s resignation begun to spread with new
energy in the media controlled by the government?

Probably the authorities want to shift population’s attention from the
coming problems. The power shows people sometimes that it can deal
with politicians who don’t satisfy the society. The simple strategy
is peculiar for Armenia – a “sacrificial goat” is chosen and the
power makes him resign.

At first sight one might think that the pro-governmental media
promotes irrational and strange schemes. However, considering the
coming presidential elections, an effort to create an illusion of
negotiations between the RPA and Prosperous Armenia which makes no
sharp statements, but hasn’t joined the ruling coalition at the same
time, plays against a potential candidate from Prosperous Armenia in
the coming presidential elections.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress