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CIVIL PROTESTS IN ARMENIA SIGNAL BIRTH OF LEFTIST IDEOLOGY - EXPERT
PanARMENIAN.Net
July 11, 2012 - 14:29 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Recent civil protests in Armenia, including the
struggle for Mashtots park, protests over military doctor Vahe
Avetyan's beating death at Harsnakar restaurant, signal a birth of
leftist ideology in the country, Caucasus Institute director believes.
As Alexander Iskandaryan told a news conference in Yerevan, Armenia's
civil activists are mimicking the behavior of classic "New Leftists"
in Europe or Latin America.
The expert noted a struggle for ecology, protest against demolition of
old buildings, demands for social justice among the civil activists'
main goals.
"Though the country's leadership might agree to compromise where the
activists' demands don't threaten the country's political system I
doubt for the civil movement to grow into a serious political force
before presidential poll," Iskandaryan said.
The expert warned against comparing protests in Armenia with the Arab
Spring. "The revolts can't be characterized as a common occurrence,
with different countries having different motifs behind the uprisings,"
the expert concluded.
From: Baghdasarian
PanARMENIAN.Net
July 11, 2012 - 14:29 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Recent civil protests in Armenia, including the
struggle for Mashtots park, protests over military doctor Vahe
Avetyan's beating death at Harsnakar restaurant, signal a birth of
leftist ideology in the country, Caucasus Institute director believes.
As Alexander Iskandaryan told a news conference in Yerevan, Armenia's
civil activists are mimicking the behavior of classic "New Leftists"
in Europe or Latin America.
The expert noted a struggle for ecology, protest against demolition of
old buildings, demands for social justice among the civil activists'
main goals.
"Though the country's leadership might agree to compromise where the
activists' demands don't threaten the country's political system I
doubt for the civil movement to grow into a serious political force
before presidential poll," Iskandaryan said.
The expert warned against comparing protests in Armenia with the Arab
Spring. "The revolts can't be characterized as a common occurrence,
with different countries having different motifs behind the uprisings,"
the expert concluded.
From: Baghdasarian