Comments on: New Coalition Government Formed http://blog.oneworld.am/2008/03/21/new-coalition-government-formed/ News, Photography, Blogs & Analysis Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:14:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Paul http://blog.oneworld.am/2008/03/21/new-coalition-government-formed/#comment-5539 Paul Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:56:04 +0000 http://blog.oneworld.am/2008/03/21/new-coalition-government-formed/#comment-5539 Report from Agos reporter Talin Suciyan: After 20 days of state of emergency, yesterday a group of women wanted to light candles and leave flowers in Freedom Square in Yerevan, for commemorating the 8 people who died on 1st of March. There were around 30 women, and thousand of police were in the Square and all around Yerevan. Women were not allowed to enter to the Square. Eventually, women did put flowers and lit candles near the Square. Yet police continued to force hundreds of people gathered around these women to the streets and all of a sudden used electroshocks where no violent resistance or clash took place. From 17:00 to 19:00 women in black and many other participants made a silent chain from Northern Avenue to French Consulate with candles, flowers and photos of imprisoned people in their hands . All newspapers started to be published again, after 20 days, and all of them were sold in the early hours of the day. Despite the fact that during the state of emergency, president Kocharyan made some changes in the SoE rule, regarding the regulations related to media, editors in chiefs reported that, a national security officer waited for them in the press house, and did not allow to print many of the newspapers. Report from Agos reporter Talin Suciyan:
After 20 days of state of emergency, yesterday a group of women wanted to light candles and leave flowers in Freedom Square in Yerevan, for commemorating the 8 people who died on 1st of March. There were around 30 women, and thousand of police were in the Square and all around Yerevan. Women were not allowed to enter to the Square. Eventually, women did put flowers and lit candles near the Square. Yet police continued to force hundreds of people gathered around these women to the streets and all of a sudden used electroshocks where no violent resistance or clash took place. From 17:00 to 19:00 women in black and many other participants made a silent chain from Northern Avenue to French Consulate with candles, flowers and photos of imprisoned people in their hands .
All newspapers started to be published again, after 20 days, and all of them were sold in the early hours of the day. Despite the fact that during the state of emergency, president Kocharyan made some changes in the SoE rule, regarding the regulations related to media, editors in chiefs reported that, a national security officer waited for them in the press house, and did not allow to print many of the newspapers.

]]> By: Onnik http://blog.oneworld.am/2008/03/21/new-coalition-government-formed/#comment-5517 Onnik Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:10:58 +0000 http://blog.oneworld.am/2008/03/21/new-coalition-government-formed/#comment-5517 Paul, I think that early parliamentary elections would be something that should be considered -- as long as they are held properly, of course. Paul, I think that early parliamentary elections would be something that should be considered — as long as they are held properly, of course.

]]> By: Paul http://blog.oneworld.am/2008/03/21/new-coalition-government-formed/#comment-5360 Paul Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:51:06 +0000 http://blog.oneworld.am/2008/03/21/new-coalition-government-formed/#comment-5360 What kind of a government is this, really? Except for Heritage and their tiny 6 MPs faction, the entire opposition is either in the government or in jail. How can 6 MPs make an opposition, something vital to democratic reform? I know "unity" is good and everything, but not in the name of becoming one giant force standing against the will of at least a quarter of the population who will not be represented at all. In fact, taking the 16% who voted Orinats Yerkir, they voted for them because they DIDN'T want to vote for Serge and the government. Now that their guy has switched over to the government side I'm sure a great deal of them don't feel properly represented by him either so the number of unrepresented Armenians is closer to 40%- or higher if you consider the clear cases of Republican vote inflation. I guess I should wait until this is all sorted out and they start governing before declaring it unrepresentative and unfair, but I don't see how an entity so isolated from a great deal of the populace without a real mechanism in the government to oppose it can govern well. What kind of a government is this, really? Except for Heritage and their tiny 6 MPs faction, the entire opposition is either in the government or in jail. How can 6 MPs make an opposition, something vital to democratic reform? I know “unity” is good and everything, but not in the name of becoming one giant force standing against the will of at least a quarter of the population who will not be represented at all. In fact, taking the 16% who voted Orinats Yerkir, they voted for them because they DIDN’T want to vote for Serge and the government. Now that their guy has switched over to the government side I’m sure a great deal of them don’t feel properly represented by him either so the number of unrepresented Armenians is closer to 40%- or higher if you consider the clear cases of Republican vote inflation. I guess I should wait until this is all sorted out and they start governing before declaring it unrepresentative and unfair, but I don’t see how an entity so isolated from a great deal of the populace without a real mechanism in the government to oppose it can govern well.

]]> By: Onnik http://blog.oneworld.am/2008/03/21/new-coalition-government-formed/#comment-5354 Onnik Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:56:30 +0000 http://blog.oneworld.am/2008/03/21/new-coalition-government-formed/#comment-5354 <blockquote>2008-03-21 13:07:00 ArmInfo. Formation of the power which enjoys confidence of major part of society is one of the priorities of the political coalition formed in Armenia today. According to the text of the Agreement, signed to day by the RPA, ARFD, Prosperous Armenia party and Orinats Yerkir, members of the coalition will deepen democratic reforms, improve mechanisms of human rights protection, will effectively contradict external and internal challenges against Armenia. As for the main principles of the coalition functioning, members of the coalition are going to be guided by the principles of mutual respect, tolerance, resolving of disagreements via talks, cooperating with each other and the President of the republic. Creation of counterbalances between the power wings, drawing out of measures for raising confidence of the society to the election processes, strengthening of freedom of speech, gradual stimulation of the small amd medium-sized business, opening of new job places and others are among the political priorities of the coalition. The document will step in from the moment of its signing and will function over the whole period of authorities of the National Assembly of forth convocation. The Agreement may be broken in case of irresistible principle disagreement.</blockquote>

2008-03-21 13:07:00

ArmInfo. Formation of the power which enjoys confidence of major part of society is one of the priorities of the political coalition formed in Armenia today.

According to the text of the Agreement, signed to day by the RPA, ARFD, Prosperous Armenia party and Orinats Yerkir, members of the coalition will deepen democratic reforms, improve mechanisms of human rights protection, will effectively contradict external and internal challenges against Armenia. As for the main principles of the coalition functioning, members of the coalition are going to be guided by the principles of mutual respect, tolerance, resolving of disagreements via talks, cooperating with each other and the President of the republic. Creation of counterbalances between the power wings, drawing out of measures for raising confidence of the society to the election processes, strengthening of freedom of speech, gradual stimulation of the small amd medium-sized business, opening of new job places and others are among the political priorities of the coalition. The document will step in from the moment of its signing and will function over the whole period of authorities of the National Assembly of forth convocation. The Agreement may be broken in case of irresistible principle disagreement.

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