“ALTERNATIVE” FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLE OF “KARABAKH COMMITTEE”
Support A1+!Today, “Alternative” social-political initiative announced the launch of its political activity. The main characteristics of this initiative is that “it involves not political forces or parties but individuals.”
With this feature the initiative differs from other formats existing prior to it which ended in failure. Part of these “individuals” are former high-rank officials, among them Babken Ararktsyan, Vahagn Khachatryan, Erjanik Abgaryan, Samvel Abrahamyan, Samvel Grigoryan, Vahram Dumanyan, Aghasy Enoqyan, Sedrak Hovhannesyan, Samson Ghazaryan, David Matevosyan, Petros Makeyan, Daivid Meliqyan, Ghukas Mehrabyan, Vardges Mkrtchyan, Ashot Sargsyan, Karen Sargsyan, Tigran Sedrakyan and Nikol Pashinyan (editor-in-chief of “Armenian Time” daily). With the exception of Nikol Pashinyan, all above-mentioned people were formerly members of Armenian National Movement. At present some of them are members of “Armat” NGO. Today they announced that their adherents are people supporting the ideas of the Armenian National Movement and are ready to “transfer the tendency to be the first in the political arena with the readiness to be the last,” says their announcement.
Nikol Pashinyan claims that this initiative is an alliance of people of the same ideology and approaches which will allow the citizens to vote judging by the program provisions and not by the appearance or other factors.
The Alternative Initiators are sure of their success and they are ready to cooperate. They issued a number of documents on social, economic, political issues, assessments on the Karabakh conflict regulation and outcomes of the difficult situations.
Asked the secret of their activity in comparison with other groups existing in 2000, Aghasy Enoqyan answered, “This is not an alliance of parties but a unity of individuals. The failure of former formats was determined by the formats as their were conflicts inside each party. We have distinct plan of activities and there is no doubt our plan will work.” By the way, the initiative intends to apply all the means of struggle - referendums, rallies, etc.
