Civil protests in Armenia signal birth of leftist ideology – expertJuly 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. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. |