Yesterday was a quiet day in Armenia as nobody was fired from the government. However, it does not mean yet that the series of resignations has finished. Nothing is excluded and it comes to prove that the political sector and state are not a formed system that can work normally. Even the former speaker of the parliament said that in Armenia the position of pre-election headquarter head is more important than the speaker’s position. In fact six months prior to the elections the entire state administration system turns into a pre-election headquarter and serves for the ruling political party. The rumors of possible resignations have shocked the state administration system, which was not effective either and due to these changes has become less effective. All officials starting from the top level to the below level are concerned and they ask themselves who will be the next person to be fired and whether they may be fired too. As a result of this situation the political sector of Armenia is busy with disseminating false information and discussing that information in the context they would like it to be. In addition, everyone is afraid and there is an environment of fear and everyone thinks that they are bugged either on the phone or anywhere else. All these things are done only for the purpose of reproducing the RPA’s power. Can anybody from this political power explain what the benefit of these changes will be for ordinary citizens and those living in remote regions? The words and announcements of those people who have been fired are simply funny and miserable because after being fired they say that they will continue to be a team member and loyalist of the president. Those who are going to be fired in the future too will have to make such announcements too, because the authorities want them to do so. During these days the most discussed topic is the topic of changes in the tax code proposed by the prime-minister, according to which the tax load will be increased, sanctions and punishments will be imposed and a new system of strict sanctions will be applied. Everything is normal; the state administration system is becoming a pre-election headquarter and starting from January 1, 2012, the government will be busy with providing money inflows to the budget to use this during elections. By the way, it would be fair for the prime-minister to resign, become chief finance officer of the RPA’s pre-election headquarter by announcing that in this phase it is more important than serving as prime-minister. The head of the state service department can become the HR of the RPA’s pre-election headquarter. The picture will become better if the Republican Party of Armenia changes its name to the Republic of Armenia party.
