Politics needed

In the capital of Armenia we can often see people complaining about their social economic situation. War veterans are organizing protests in the Liberty square, people discontent with the pension reform are complaining in front of the parliament, people cheated by constructors are out on the streets too. The participants of this protest campaign think that their struggle is not political but civil because they are not demanding the government’s resignation but demand that the latter takes into account their complaints. The protesters think if the government is not able to tackle their problems then it’s a good idea to make the government resign. But in order to do so they should all unite.

They are not speaking about government impeachment or the need to conduct free and fair elections. However, among these movements people start to better realize that the government is not inclined to satisfy their demands and they do whatever is more beneficial for them. Certain representatives of these civil groups have decided to unite and turn their civil struggle into a political one. They have started to think if the incumbent officials are not willing to change their lives for better they should be replaced by more conscientious ones. And in order to reach this goal they should unite. They are not speaking about change of government or early elections but they are willing to submit the list of officials who should quit. It is not hard to guess what will happen if these demands are not sufficed. This is how civic activists turn into political activists. The parliamentary opposition is willing to serve the demands of these groups by holding parliamentary hearings and extraordinary sessions.