“ARTIFICIAL” PARTIES HAVE NO FUTURE IN THE POLITICAL SPHERE

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[07:21 pm] 23 May, 2006

“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.