On the initiative of the International Republican Institute (IRI) in 2023, the survey conducted in January-March showed the crisis of our political life. Sixty-four percent of RA citizens do not trust any politician. Commenting on this unprecedented rupture, when the political forces do not express the moods and ideas of the majority, political scientist Stepan Danielyan, the guest of the “Aravot” program “Areresum” (“Confrontation”), asked a question.
“And why should the society trust Armenia’s political actors and parties… It’s been 30 years; what is mainly happening? Some parties were pocket forces of 1-2 people. And if you want to usurp the power in Armenia, you have to usurp a party and try to come with that party to usurp the power. And since the electoral processes were disrupted, naturally, people did not trust those parties, whether they were in power or the opposition; they said that there was fraud in the elections, but they still participated in the elections and entered into whatever relations they entered into, such as election bribes, etc. Noting that the “populist” came to power due to that lack of trust and disunity, Stepan Danielyan added.
“Nikol Pashinyan brought some masses to the streets through populism… But they saw that they were deceived here as well. However, with one difference, Nikol Pashinyan, unlike the rest, could talk to the people: I love you, each of you is the prime minister, I am not the prime minister, and you won. Now the people were deceived there as well, so they no longer trust everyone; it is a very natural phenomenon. The former cannot talk to the people, the present ones have deceived the people, and the political parties are not well-established.”
The other program guest, political technologist and analyst Vigen Hakobyan, mentioned. “People would now go after any figure not directly related to political power.” According to him, “There is a demand for new faces, and I say again, it’s not just about a political face.”
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According to the analyst, “Now there may be a much greater chance for a figure who may be represented by political power, but will not be identified with the past and present.”
Anna ISRAYELYAN
