MIAK Supported Serzh Sargsyan in Presidential Election | 01.12.2007
On December 1st
the agenda of the first meeting of the MIAK newly elected Board, that had taken
place in Gyumri, included the issue of clarification of MIAK`s position with
regard to the coming presidential election. Eighteen out of nineteen members participated
in the meeting.
The Board
members stressed the necessity of conducting the upcoming national elections in
a free and transparent manner which corresponds to the true democratic spirit. They also mentioned the exclusive meaning of
these elections in terms of further development of the political system in Armenia, deepening
the reforms and withstanding internal and external challenges posed in front of
the country. The Board members exchanged
opinions on the internal political situation and MIAK`s position in the presidential
election.
After the
discussions MIAK Board unanimously agreed that it would not propose its own
candidate and would support Prime
Minister Serzh Sargsyan`s candidacy during the upcoming presidential election. The Board formulated 10 main reasons justifying
MIAK`s decision to support the presidential candidate Serzh Sargsyan. At the same time, as a political force of the
future and a true proponent of changes, MIAK Board formulated 10 main changes
that it expects to be implemented by President Serzh Sargsyan. After the Board meeting newly elected MIAK
Secretary General Samvel Farmanyan, Secretary Levon Martirosyan and MIAK Board
Speaker Karen Matevosyan answered journalists` questions.
10 REASONS WHY MIAK SUPPORTS SERZH SARGSYAN
Included
in the agenda is a serious programme of second generation reforms
Has much
experience and made great input into the process of the formation of an
independent state
Has
predictable points of views in the areas of Artsakh struggle and
normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations
Supports
the ideas of political stability, peace and national unity
Possesses
comprehensive information and is aware of all problems in the country
Is
equally perceived and accepted by the world political centres
During
his Prime Minister term the state budget has doubled and pensions have
increased 60%
Has
strong individual and leadership skills
Has
effective managerial and organizational skills
Enjoys
support of a major part of the population
10 CHANGES MIAK EXPECTS FROM PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN
Implementation
of second generation reforms and extensive structural changes
Proclamation
of the fact of satisfying European Union membership criteria as priority
for Armenian internal and external policies
Limitation
of the role of state, provision of free economic competition and equal opportunities,
elimination of monopolies
Renouncement
of state servicing by law machinery to the benefit of the public and
individual servicing
Equality
in front of the law and unavoidability of punishment for all types of law
breaches
Implementation
of bold personnel changes, involvement of youth in medium and high tiers
of government
Hard struggle
against corruption and shadow economy
Peaceful
and adequate regulation of Artsakh struggle, progress in bettering
Armenia-Turkey relations
Implementation
of national programmes on reduction of unemployment, supporting young families
in terms of their housing needs, and promoting repatriation
The
change of the tax system fiscal role to the partner and service provider
role
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