Tuesday, February 12 2019 14:22

ArmInfo. The ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party criticized the program of the Armenian government.

The party's statement, in particular, reads that with a view to  restructuring the government went on unjustified suspension of the  activities of a number of ministries. "Despite the approaches and  commitments voiced by the authorities, the government's program is  not aimed at reforming the political system, in particular, ensuring  democracy, freedom of speech and the media, improving the electoral  system, eliminating super-premiership," the ARF said in a statement.

The party believes that, on the one hand, the promised reforms were  ignored, and on the other hand, an attempt is being made to replace  the government by the prime minister, over-centralizing the powers of  the collegial governing body in one hand, which could jeopardize the  prospects for the country's democratic development.

"The program does not sufficiently address issues of ensuring  national security, including the mechanisms for guaranteeing the  military-political security of the Artsakh Republic. There are gaps  in the cultural and educational sectors of the country, as well as in  the field of relations with the Diaspora and scientific development.

Passive socio-economic policy, derived from neoliberal ideology,  contrary to a social market economy, established by the Constitution  cannot provide the necessary economic development and social justice  in Armenia.

Ignoring the issues of distribution of the national product and  social justice will increase public polarization, deepen the gap  between the rich and the poor, jeopardizing social solidarity.

Despite the fact that the government has set itself the goal of  "economic revolution", the program does not answer the question of  what it means by this definition, and how this "revolution" will be  implemented, what its results will be.

Registered in the program, the expected 5% y-o-y growth of the  economy is insufficient to consider economic policy implemented by  the government as revolutionary.  The program was designed to avoid  responsibility and public accountability, despite repeated  allegations of ruling power.

The program lacks specific goals, objectives and deadlines for  improving the quality of public life. The program contains many  internal contradictions, "the statement reads.

The party also argues that the government program does not provide  sufficient prerequisites for the implementation of the vital  principle "to develop without concessions", and assesses it as  inadequate to the challenges of time.