Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree on create of a special commission on the constitutional reforms. It is mainly interpreted as following that Serzh Sargsyan at the end of his office does not want to give up the post of the prime minister. In this regard, in the interview with Aravot.am, the ANC fraction leader Levon Zurabyan said that he has a different version. “Serzh Sargsyan has appeared to be in the same syndrome, which in the United States is known as “a lame-duck syndrome.” In other words, the President, who is in the second term, since he is not going to govern any more, very few are listening to him. His reputation to realize something is weakening. In America’s democratic system of government, its effect is not so strong, but in Armenia, as long as there is no institutional management system and everything is pretty much on the personalities, the “lame-duck syndrome” has a much greater impact. ”
According to Levon Zurabyan, everyone around Serzh Sargsyan realizes that this is his last term, and each and all thinks of himself for the next president. “Each of them has begun to create its own political support. Each of them gets into the game. Serzh Sargsyan is already a transitory figure for them. Serzh Sargsyan clearly realizes the danger, he realizes that it will be getting deeper day-by-day. As it approaches the end of his term, so the pressure will be getting stronger, and gradually he will appear in more out of control situation, right in his team. Everyone will be thinking who the next president will be. In this situation he thought of this trick, which is a sort of message to more of his team that it is possible to shift to the parliamentary system of governance. And this means that Serzh Sargsyan can keep his power as a prime minister. If Constitutional amendments are not made, Serzh Sargsyan is a completed figure for everyone, otherwise, chances are maintained.
This is more focused on his team to sober them and to suppress their aspirations. At this point, it is something like a lifebuoy support for Serzh Sargsyan, which should create illusion to many people that he is going to maintain his power even 5 years later.” To our question whether the Congress will be included in the Constitutional Reform Committee, if the authorities are willing to include also other parliamentary and extra-parliamentary powers, Levon Zurabyan replied,- “Have you ever seen the Congress to participate in any game of the authorities? When did something like that happen? We can only participate in such contacts with the government, which are focused on the transition to democracy, but we do not see such a thing here. Like, for example, we did during the dialogue, we were negotiating about organizing special elections. This is normal, but regarding the Constitutional amendments? What Constitution? Do they understand anything from the Constitution? Do they respect the Constitution? Mostly these people have violated the Constitution, and now the same people want to amend the Constitution? And we have to go and help them?”
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