“ARTIFICIAL” PARTIES HAVE NO FUTURE IN THE POLITICAL SPHERE
Support A1+!“He says that he cannot work in the Opposition without any shame. Then why did he become a member of the party. A party must realize its work everywhere,” Paruyr Hairikyan, head of Union for Self-Determination (USD) informed “A1+” while referring to the recent events connected with OYP.
He is sure that the Coalition doesn’t exist any more as its memorandum was signed by three political forces one of which has already quitted it. Head of Union for Self-Determination has his personal approach on the frequent changes in Armenian political and party sphere. “The majority of Armenian parties don’t have their ideology,” claims Paruyr Hairikyan classing OYP among such parties and illustrating the failure of setting up another such “artificial” structure, Artashes Geghamyan’s party.
Asked whether United Labor attempting to replace OYP in the Coalition doesn’t resemble an “artificial” party and whether it won’t be doomed to the same failure, Paruyr Hairikyan answered, “I doubt whether the party wants to enter into the Coalition or it is forced to do it. A party is a union of adherents. But this is not obvious in their case. We can feel some menace today. Parties are pre-state structures. And in case a state is weak it speaks of its parties’ weakness too.”
By the way, Paruyr Hairikyan supports Arthur Baghdasaryan in one thing. He is right in accusing the Opposition of not wanting to unite and of its “ambitions.” According to Paruyr Hairikyan the fact that the opposition cannot unite is also determined by the work of the agents.
Hairikyan is going to suggest the Opposition a program of joint work. According to the head of USD they should set up a common structure which won’t be a political party in any case. 1 - 3 representatives of political powers will be involved in it. But Hairikyan is sure that his offer will be turned down.
