ArmInfo.The Republican Party of Armenia, at the meeting of the Executive Body and the Council held the day before, adopted a resolution in which it analyzed the latest processes in the republic, and also outlined its future plans.
In the resolution, the RPA, in particular, called Acting Premier Nikol Pashinyan one of the instigators of the events of March 1, 2008, which resulted in casualties. The statement reads, in particular, "Taking into account the scale of the protests on April 23, in order to avoid unnecessary tension and on the eve of the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan resigned. Immediately after that, the protest organizers changed their demands and put forward the slogan" Nikol "An anti-constitutional demand was made to the parliamentary majority not to form a government. After Nikolai Pashinyan was elected prime minister, the latter chose to monopolize the political field. The country began with the strongest pressure on deputies and representatives of local governments. The government constantly and publicly began to put pressure on the judiciary, questioning the decisions of the courts, and threatening the judges. The elections to the parliament that were not protested by any of the political forces were also questioned. In April 2017 in Armenia. At the same time, as a result of inaction, and sometimes police assistance, actions were taken aimed at disrupting public order, the work of local authorities and economic entities. Illegal actions were taken even against the Catholicos of All Armenians, Karekin II, "the statement says.
It is also noted that in the speeches of the Prime Minister there were often unfounded personal accusations that violated the presumption of innocence. "There were attempts by threats to bring the media under full control. On 12 June, the Prime Minister literally stated that" some television companies, using unrestricted freedom of speech, decided to engage in anti-government propaganda. Do not do that. "Against this background, it is worth noting the arrest of the owner of the Second Channel of Armenia and its assets, which can be regarded as an attempt to put pressure on the media.
Encouraged by the victory in the elections to the Yerevan Council of Elders, wishing to have a qualitative political majority in the National Assembly, the leadership of the Civil Contract Party decided to expedite the dissolution of the parliament and the process of early elections. This contradicted the deadline indicated by the party, according to which the Electoral Code had to be reformed before the elections. Under pressure from the Prime Minister, the National Assembly was dissolved, and early parliamentary elections were called, "the statement said. At the same time, the Republican Party does not deny the fact that the current authorities of Armenia enjoy unconditional public support, which is due to positive expectations from the government. "Nevertheless, the mistakes made by the current authorities are more than obvious - inflation, a reduction in foreign investment. All this is due to the discrediting of entrepreneurs, violation of banking secrecy. The authorities are trying to disguise the distortion of economic indicators," - said in a statement. RPA also reminds that, contrary to promises, no increase in salaries and pensions is envisaged. The party also expresses its concern over the personnel policy: "Qualified personnel are being fired," their own "are appointed to replace them, regardless of their professional skills.
The RPA has also criticized the fight against corruption, which, in its opinion, is declarative in nature and is a manifestation of selective justice and political reprisals. "The national and traditional values of the Armenian people, the foundations of family, church and national identity are also under threat," the Republicans warn.
Most of all, the RPA did not like the foreign policy of the current authorities. The Republicans consider the possible loss of the post of the CSTO Secretary General to be especially dangerous. In the opinion of the Republicans, dangerous tendencies are also observed around the Karabakh settlement. "The foreign policy of the current authorities and regional processes show that we must be ready for the most dangerous trends," the statement said.
At the same time, the RPA listed a few of its own mistakes - the loss of communication with ordinary party members, party membership of people who do not share its values and ideology, intolerance to healthy criticism, ineffective struggle against corruption and bribery, high unemployment, unresolved social problems.