PM Pashinyan & The $187.000 USD Car For His Crony Alen Simonyan
PM Pashinyan is trying to convince us that he runs a "Corruption Free" government. Guess what, he figured out a very efficient way of legitimizing corruption. It is a form of corruption known in Western Democracies as "Pork Barrelling": "A legitimately approved piece of legislation that creates benefits for a constituency or yields material rewards for a political representative belonging to the ruling party of the government in power." National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan has been working so hard lately, sweating buckets while managing debates in The Armenian Parliament in a seated position, that he deserves a BMW 750Li xDrive LC valued at 90 million AMD ($187. 000 USD ). The investment in a $187.000 USD car (BM W ) was approved by PM Pashinyan. A more modest car for $40.000 was deemed inappropriate to cover the transportation needs of Mr. Simonyan, at a time when war veterans from The Second Artsakh War, widows, and orphans are unable t