Ex-official: proportional electoral system to generate party oligarchy

Ex-official: proportional electoral system to generate party oligarchy
November 21, 2012 - 17:03 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - An opposition candidate, even the one nominated as a result political consultations, would have little chance for presidential victory, NKR ex-Foreign Minister believes.

As Arman Melikyan told a November 21 news conference in Yerevan, Armenia's political forces are currently paralyzed, with the only motive goal of gaining their share of power.

The politician characterized debates on adopting 100% proportional electoral system as an innovation, capable of generating party oligarchy, were the idea to be implemented.

“Signing of a new coalition memorandum is also a part of the “game”,” the politician said.

“We're reaping what we sowed back in 2008. We'd now be living in a state ruled by law, had Orinats Yerkir refused to support ruling authorities,” he concluded.

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