THE MOST DEPLORABLE FORM OF AUTHORITARIANISM
Lragir, Armenia
Nov 28 2007
Instead of reformist authoritarianism Armenia has got heritable
authoritarianism which is perhaps the most deplorable form of
authoritarianism, said the secretary of the Heritage Party Vardan
Khachatryan during the conference of the National Democratic Union
on November 28. He said the leader of the party Raffi Hovannisian did
not come to the conference only because he is in Moscow now. Earlier
the leader of the NDU Vazgen Manukyan had stated that he cannot tell
an ideological difference between them and the Heritage Party.
During his speech Vardan Khachatryan said the unification of
ideological forces in Armenia is highly important because the country
is in a difficult state, isolation now, and a challenge is already a
threat for Armenia. Vardan Khachatryan reminded about the Azerbaijani
defense minister Safar Abiyev’s statement on the eve in Astana that the
likelihood of war on Armenia is 100 percent. "This is not a challenge,
this is a threat," Vardan Khachatryan says, referring to this as the
consequence of the Armenian government’s incompetent policy.
"Therefore, the upcoming presidential election is going to be deciding
for Armenia," Vardan Khachatryan says, noting that the future president
of Armenia should be "loved by the people of Armenia and should not
disagree with people on any point." The secretary of the Heritage
Party says the authorized body, or the conference or the board of the
party will soon discuss and make a decision on supporting a candidate
because Raffi Hovannisian is not eligible since he became a citizen
of Armenia in 2001 and does not comply with the provision of the
Constitution on ten years of citizenship.