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Political Firestorm Erupts Over Contract with Norway

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Milân Hežist́ḱi

Tamara - A scene of political theatre unfolded Friday on the Parliament floor. The Chairman of the Parliament, Âḱob Ramont́i (SD), was seen visually confused as a measure, which was authored by his coalition, failed as the New Socialists (AS) joined the opposition in opposing the measure.

What was initially anticipated to be a routine parliamentary proceeding swiftly transformed into a battleground of ideologies and economic interests. The last minuet revision of a shipbuilding contract with Norway, a deal viewed as pivotal for Agausia's economic trajectory, became a lightning rod for a clash between political factions.

In Agausia any foreign company that wants to do business with a public and nationalized company must have the contract approved by the national parliament. In 2016 the Norwegian shipping company, Odfjell SE, began negotiations with the Agausia to produce and install specialized parts for three small tanker ships.

The installation was due to occur in Port Ǵrmabmé, but after the years of delay the plans were stalled further and further. In October of last year, when the port was delayed for another two years Odfjell demanded that the Agausian side renegotiate the original contract.

Finally, earlier this year the contract was finalized and sent to parliament for its approval. The original terms of the contract, from the 2018, indicated that nearly 80% of the work was to be done by Agausian public and nationalized companies, with the remaining 20% designated for private companies. The new contract however split the work between the public and private companies 70% to 30%.

When the contract was put before a vote in parliament the vote came in 70 MPs voted in favor, 71 MPs voted against. The New Socialists jointed the opposition and four members abstained from voting.

Chairman Ramont́i expressed his disappointment and frustration at the turn of events, and Social Democrats wasted no time in accusing the New Socialists of setting the coalition up for failure. The contract had received approval from the sole New Socialists MP on the Committee for Foreign Policy and Global Integration, Toma Mikélviči, who voted in favor of advancing the legislation.

On the opposing end, AS leader Pelisâ Ṕet́rosâni defended their stance, asserting that the contract's alteration favored private entities over the nation's own public industries. She argued for a stronger emphasis on nationalization and maintaining the originally intended 80-20 work distribution in favor of nationalized companies. Ṕet́rosâni also argued that a committee vote should not be equated with a floor vote and maintained that no act of political treachery had occurred.

On their part, the Norwegian company stated that they will be willing to revisit negotiations but added that the clock is running for the Agausian side.

(Agausian Translation)


Ṕarasḱevs ṕarlament́is tsën ṕolit́iḱuri teat́ris stsëna ganvitarda. Ṕarlament́is tavmždomare, Âḱob Ramont́i (sd), vizualurad dabne čanda, raǵan ǵonisžëba, romlis avt́oritsë misi ḱólitsëâ iḱo, čaišala, raǵan Akali Sotsëalistebi (AS) šeuertdnen oṕozitsëâs da dûṕirisṕirdnen zomebs.

Is, ratsëâ tavdaṕirvelad mosalodneli iḱo rut́inul saṕarlament́o ṕrotsësad, stsërapad gadaiktsëâ ideologëbisa da eḱonomiḱuri int́eresebis bržolis velad. Norvegâstan gemtmšeneblobis ḱont́rakt́is bolo tsëtis gadasinžva, garigeba, romelitsëâ ganikileba, rogortsëâ gadamtsëḱvet́i Agûzis eḱonomiḱuri t́rékt́orâ, gakda elviseburi žoki ṕolit́iḱur praktsëbs šoris šet́aḱebistvis.

Agûzâši nebismër ûtsëkór ḱomṕanâs, romelsatsëâ surs biznesis tsëarmoeba sažaro da natsënalizebul ḱomṕanâstan, ûnda hkondes ḱont́rakt́i damt́ḱitsëbé erovnuli ṕarlament́is mër. 2016 tsëls Norvegiulma gadamzidavma ḱomṕanâm "Odfjell SE-m" daitsëḱo molaṕaraḱebebi Agûsâ-stan sami mtsëire zomis t́anḱeri gemistvis sṕetsëalizebé natsëlebis tsëarmoebasa da damont́ažebaze.

Instalatsëâ ûnda momkdariḱo Ǵrmabmé-ši, magram tsëlebis dagvânebis šemdeg gegmebi ûpro da ûpro čerdeboda. Gasé tsëlis okt́omberši, rodesatsëâ ṕort́i gadaido ḱidev ori ​​tsëlit, odpelma moitkova Agûsës mkaris kelakali molaṕaraḱeba tavdaṕirvel ḱont́rakt́ze.

Sabolood, am tsëlis dasatsëḱisši ḱont́rakt́i dasrulda da dasamt́ḱitsëblad ṕarlamentsëâ gadégzavna. Kelšeḱrulebis tavdaṕirveli ṕirobebi, 2018 tsëlidan, miutitebda, rom samušaoebis titkmis 80% ûnda šesrulebuliḱo Agûsës sažaro da natsënalizebé ḱomṕanëbis mër, danarčeni 20% ḱi ḱeržo ḱomṕanëbistvis iḱo ganḱutvnili. Tumtsëa akalma ḱont́rakt́ma sažaro da ḱeržo ḱomṕanëbs šoris mušaoba 70%-dan 30%-mde gaḱo.

Rodesatsëâ ḱont́rakt́i ṕarlament́ši ḱenčisḱramde daido, ḱenčisḱra 70-ma deṕut́at́ma mistsëa kma, tsënaaǵmdegi ḱi 71-ma deṕut́at́ma mistsëa. Akali Sotsëalist́ebi oṕozitsëâs šeuertdnen da otkma tsëvrma ḱenčisḱraši tavi šeiḱava.

Tavmždomarem Ramont́im gamotkva imeǵatsërueba da imeǵatsërueba movlenebis ganvitarebis gamo da Sotsëal-Demoḱrat́ebma dro ar daḱarges Akali Sotsëalist́ebis dasadanašûleblad ḱólitsëës tsëarumat́eblobaši. Ḱont́rakt́ma mëǵo damt́ḱitsëba sagareo ṕolit́iḱisa da globaluri int́egratsës ḱomit́et́is ertaderti Akali Sotsëalist́uri deṕut́at́isgan, Toma Mikélviči, romelmatsëâ mkari dûčira ḱanonmdeblobis tsëinsvlas.

Tsënaaǵmdeg šemtkvevaši, AS-is liderma Pelisâ Ṕet́rosânim daitsëva mati ṕozitsëâ da amt́ḱitsëbda, rom ḱont́rakt́is tsëvlileba ûṕirat́esobas aničebda ḱeržo subëkt́ebs kveḱnis saḱutar sažaro indust́rëbze. Igi amt́ḱitsëbda natsënalizatsëaze ûpro didi aktsënt́is gaḱetebis da tavidan 80-20 samušaos ganatsëlebis šenarčunebas natsënalizebé ḱomṕanëbis sasargeblod. Ṕet́rošani aseve amt́ḱitsëbda, rom ḱomit́et́is ḱenčisḱra ar ûnda gaigivdes sartulze ḱenčisḱrastan da amt́ḱitsëbda, rom ṕolit́iḱuri ǵalat́is akt́i ar momkdara.

Tavis mkriv, Norvegiulma ḱomṕanâm ganatsëkada, rom mzad ikneba molaṕaraḱebebis kelakla gadakedva, magram dasžina, rom saati mušaobs Agûsës mkareze.


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