Political analyst: bicameral parliament unlikely to be established in Armenia
03.02.2011,
20:54
Alexander Iskandaryan, director of the Caucasus Institute finds prospects for establishing a bicameral parliament in Armenia very low.
YEREVAN, February 3. /ARKA/. Alexander Iskandaryan, director of the Caucasus Institute finds prospects for establishing a bicameral parliament in Armenia very low.
In recent days, Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan, at her meeting with ethnic Armenians in California, informed them about the President Sargsyan’s intention to establish a two-chamber parliament by amending the Constitution to give Armenians living overseas a chance to become members of Upper House.
Commenting on this intention, Iskandaryan said that such changes are unlikely to be implemented.
“Our parliament’s functions are determined by absolutely different things,” he said.
In his opinion, this decision can’t change the structure of power in Armenia or structure and strength of the parliament, “even if it becomes two-, three- or 84-chamber”.
The political analyst said he had no idea about how serious are such proposals, though there were reasons for voicing them.
He singled out Armenian overseas communities’ stance and efforts to influence it as well as attempts to change political things inside Armenia as some of these reasons. -0-
In recent days, Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan, at her meeting with ethnic Armenians in California, informed them about the President Sargsyan’s intention to establish a two-chamber parliament by amending the Constitution to give Armenians living overseas a chance to become members of Upper House.
Commenting on this intention, Iskandaryan said that such changes are unlikely to be implemented.
“Our parliament’s functions are determined by absolutely different things,” he said.
In his opinion, this decision can’t change the structure of power in Armenia or structure and strength of the parliament, “even if it becomes two-, three- or 84-chamber”.
The political analyst said he had no idea about how serious are such proposals, though there were reasons for voicing them.
He singled out Armenian overseas communities’ stance and efforts to influence it as well as attempts to change political things inside Armenia as some of these reasons. -0-
