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WHAT WILL NIKOL DO?
HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/28513
17:20 25/12/2012
As soon as Levon Ter-Petrosyan's decision became known, the
Conservative Party left the ANC which used to be a member of the ANC
de jure but de facto had a very passive role in it. The Conservative
Party is one of the series of parties that separated from the ANC.
Earlier other individuals and forces left this alliance due to
disagreement with the official policy of this party. Hrant Bagratyan
is already about to leave. Now Nikol Pashinyan's issue is important
who is also a minority there.
What will happen to the ANC? Ter-Petrosyan hinted about it during
the congress of the All-Armenian Movement Party stating that he is a
member of this party and has never been a member of another party. The
ANC has transformed to All-Armenian Movement, and the current process
is the confirmation.
It is interesting to know what the forces and individuals who are
still members of the ANC and are against its policy and approaches
will do. What will Karen Demirchyan do, for example? Or what will
Lyudmila Sargsyan do? These people are nothing without the ANC and
Levon Ter-Petrosyan?
Only Nikol Pashinyan is self-sufficient in the ANC. He has the
potential of a political subject. Even Hrant Bagratyan's circumstance
is relative because Bagratyan, despite his intellectual and ideological
potential, is perceived as an economist rather than a political
figure. It is possible that Hrant Bagratyan will build up on his
"political" aspect by running in the presidential election. On the
other hand, there is the contrary risk. However, Bagratyan's so-called
economic aspect is substantial enough to keep him popular.
What will Nikol Pashinyan do? Will he try to take power in the ANC
and place this organization on the track to his vision or will he
break up with the ANC.
Theoretically, the best option is when the party minority does not
depart upon disagreement but remains and defends his point of view.
This is a political axiom for all the political systems. Parties
are models of the state with their opposition and government when
disagreement occurs between different wings of the government.
Therefore, parties must have mechanisms of internal democracy which
will allow solving those issues institutionally. After all, the seeds
of the political culture must be planted at this level to reflect
this culture at a global scope as soon as they come to power.
This is the theoretical point of view. In practice, especially in the
Armenian practice, internal autocracy is sometimes more rigid than
autocracy at the state level. So, perhaps Nikol should not waste time
on struggle for his point of view, especially that Ter-Petrosyan has
his preferred "heir" - Levon Zurabyan.
On the other hand, leaving the ANC does not mean that real proposals
addressed to the public will stop. In addition, the current
social situation is such that institutional proposals on public
self-organization are demanded, urgent and necessary, considering the
new reality, the apathy in the opposition and the public, but at the
same time the potential of different civil cells.
By the way, in order to raise their efficiency it is necessary to find
the platform where the collective potential will be concentrated,
despite disagreement and ambitions which will be there for sure. It
is more important to work out such institutional mechanisms which
will eradicate or reduce the worship of individual or idolatry.
HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/28513
17:20 25/12/2012
As soon as Levon Ter-Petrosyan's decision became known, the
Conservative Party left the ANC which used to be a member of the ANC
de jure but de facto had a very passive role in it. The Conservative
Party is one of the series of parties that separated from the ANC.
Earlier other individuals and forces left this alliance due to
disagreement with the official policy of this party. Hrant Bagratyan
is already about to leave. Now Nikol Pashinyan's issue is important
who is also a minority there.
What will happen to the ANC? Ter-Petrosyan hinted about it during
the congress of the All-Armenian Movement Party stating that he is a
member of this party and has never been a member of another party. The
ANC has transformed to All-Armenian Movement, and the current process
is the confirmation.
It is interesting to know what the forces and individuals who are
still members of the ANC and are against its policy and approaches
will do. What will Karen Demirchyan do, for example? Or what will
Lyudmila Sargsyan do? These people are nothing without the ANC and
Levon Ter-Petrosyan?
Only Nikol Pashinyan is self-sufficient in the ANC. He has the
potential of a political subject. Even Hrant Bagratyan's circumstance
is relative because Bagratyan, despite his intellectual and ideological
potential, is perceived as an economist rather than a political
figure. It is possible that Hrant Bagratyan will build up on his
"political" aspect by running in the presidential election. On the
other hand, there is the contrary risk. However, Bagratyan's so-called
economic aspect is substantial enough to keep him popular.
What will Nikol Pashinyan do? Will he try to take power in the ANC
and place this organization on the track to his vision or will he
break up with the ANC.
Theoretically, the best option is when the party minority does not
depart upon disagreement but remains and defends his point of view.
This is a political axiom for all the political systems. Parties
are models of the state with their opposition and government when
disagreement occurs between different wings of the government.
Therefore, parties must have mechanisms of internal democracy which
will allow solving those issues institutionally. After all, the seeds
of the political culture must be planted at this level to reflect
this culture at a global scope as soon as they come to power.
This is the theoretical point of view. In practice, especially in the
Armenian practice, internal autocracy is sometimes more rigid than
autocracy at the state level. So, perhaps Nikol should not waste time
on struggle for his point of view, especially that Ter-Petrosyan has
his preferred "heir" - Levon Zurabyan.
On the other hand, leaving the ANC does not mean that real proposals
addressed to the public will stop. In addition, the current
social situation is such that institutional proposals on public
self-organization are demanded, urgent and necessary, considering the
new reality, the apathy in the opposition and the public, but at the
same time the potential of different civil cells.
By the way, in order to raise their efficiency it is necessary to find
the platform where the collective potential will be concentrated,
despite disagreement and ambitions which will be there for sure. It
is more important to work out such institutional mechanisms which
will eradicate or reduce the worship of individual or idolatry.