The
position of the Armenian National Movement probably will be in this way.While
the parliamentary opposition is inspired with the fact of making the RA authorities
the suggestions on the RA Constitutional reforms by the PACE Commission of Venice
the ANM continues criticizing that document. Yesterday the ANM member Aram Manukian
declared that the ANM will carry out anti-propaganda against adopting those amendments
and will call to the public to vote against the constitutional amendments.The
first reason of this refusal Aram Manukian considered during the interview with
us some basic points that the European institutions had overlooked. One of these
is the absence of the part of the 117 article of the Constitution where it is
said, "the day of adopting the Constitution is declared as a holiday "The
Constitution Day". Being sure that it is a guileful idea Mr. Manukian elucidated:
"We will carry out anti-propaganda and will call to vote against those amendments
because that document is a political document first of all. And in the result
of that political action in case of adopting that document we know R. Kocharian
can get a interpretation from the RA Constitutional Court as if it is a new Constitution
and to be the RA presidential candidate again. It is the apprehension number 1
which is much more important than our other disagreements,"- Mr. Manoukian
said adding that adopting the constitutional amendments isn’t also permissible
for the reason that the public doesn’t know those amendments, the authorities
aren’t legitimate, and the "Electoral Code" isn’t prefect. "But
these all are less than the apprehension which exists round the reproduction of
this authority,"- A. Manukian stressed.To our question whether the ANM
position is changed towards those amendments if R. Kocharian promises like a gentleman
that he won’t nominate his candidacy after adopting those amendments, the member
of ANM administration declared; "We won’t believe in that promise."The
next inadmissible position in the constitutional amendments for the ANM refers
to the removal of prevention of double citizenship. "That issue must be discussed
in three fields- defense, tax system and electoral institution. There are conceptual
and systemized omissions in all versions produced in last two years. We have spoken
about the dangers of double citizenship that how dangerous the amortization of
the land is. And the participation of the double citizens in the elections threatens
the self-governing of our country. But today we stress on the danger of reproduction
of the authority. The time will come and we’ll produce to the society all those
dangers which exist in the basis of those changes,"- A. Manukian said.Speaking
on other inadmissible amendment according to which the elections of local self-governing
must be held once in five years, Mr. Manukian reminded that the elections of local
self-governing are held once in three years, the elections of the parliament once
in four years, the elections of the president are held once in five years. "The
rotation of the authority will worsen after adopting the coalition package as
the won power will determine the activity of supreme, legislative and local authority,"-
A. Manukian stressed.To our question if the PACE takes the ANM’s position
into consideration Mr. Manukian answered: "We are for Western values but
it doesn’t mean that it must be at the expense of threatens to Armenia and our
state system. Pro-Armenian position is more principal for us and if there is any
necessity to criticize the Europeans we don’t have any complex."Naira
Mamikonian
