Yesterday at the National Assembly ARF-Dashnaktsutyun presented a motion of no confidence in the government, demanding the resignation of the executive body. ARFD MP Armen Rustamyan said the government has failed to fulfill its commitments’ and called on the parliament majority to join the motion. "Our government doesn’t have a sailboat and doesn’t know which direction they are leading us and where should we go. Otherwise, we shall have all grounds to claim that the executive body supported by the legislative body neglects its constitutional liabilities," said Rustamyan and added that there are evident contradictions between the government plans of 2008and the results provided during the past four years. The ARFD needs to collect 27 signatures to apply to the Constitutional Court. The party is represented by 16 deputies, which is not enough to file a motion with the CC; therefore Armen Rustamyan called on the ruling coalition MPs for support. “We suggest the RA President to discuss the vote of no confidence of the government,” he mentioned. At first sight any initiative of giving a vote of no confidence to the government is welcomed because the only thing we can give to the government is no confidence. However, when the ARF speaks about that we should mildly said have some reservations to it because it’s not known whose interests they are protecting. This political party that acts the role of the opposition quite recently once again proved that it can be in opposition whenever they have the order from the government to be opposition. During the elections of the NA chair and deputy-chair the ARF unanimously voted for the candidates nominated by the RPA. And right on the next day they start to demand vote of no confidence to the government or the Prime Minister. If anyone can find a logical explanation to this kind of behavior he/she should be the first one to swear on the weapon of the party. In the aspect of the absence of political principality this kind of behavior of the ARF can only be compared with the one of the ANC. Such a behavior was expressed by the ANC when they offered cooperation to the Prosperous Armenia. And when the opposition, which acts based on the “state order,” demands the resignation of the government then we deal with some kind of intergovernmental contradiction or the intention of the government to create confusion. Moreover, the situation becomes even more astounding when the PA doesn’t exclude the possibility of joining the ANC, which two days ago obediently voted for the RPA candidates. Of course the ARF doesn’t mean directly demanding the resignation of the government. They suggest applying to the Constitutional Court with that demand. Theoretically even these 27 signatures can be collected. The CC may organize the comprehensive discussion about this matter and in the end decide that the failure of the government to implement the government plan fully conforms to the consequences of the reality. So the ARF is merely trying to play the role of the “allowable opposition” by simply demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. Of course he deserves a vote of no confidence but it shouldn’t be done through the ARF.
