YEREVAN, JUNE 5, NOYAN TAPAN. Only 30 of more than 80 parties acting in Armenia have youth wings or permanently acting youth structures. Their majority does not promote a regular, organized party activity. The parties of the ruling coalition, the United Labor Party, the Orinats Yerkir (Country of Law) opposition party, the National Unity, the People's Party of Armenia, the Hanrapetutiun (Republic) party, the Democratic Liberal Union of Armenia, the People's Party have more or less actively working youth wings and structures. Parallelly, there are some parties in Armenia (the Youth Party of Armenia, the Progressive Party of Armenia, the Ardarutiun (Justice) party), the majority of the members of which are young people. As it was mentioned in the report provided to Noyan Tapan from the Information Analyses and Programs Elaboration Department of Center for Organization of Youth Events of RA Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs, young people see their political "progress," satisfaction of their political requirements mainly outside of parties. Mass surveys conducted within the framework of the youth national report show that only 3.6% of youth is a member of any party and only 5% trusts any party. According to the results of the surveys conducted within the framework of the youth national report, the participation of the youth in mass actions of protest, rallies and processions is extremely low. Only 11% of youth has participated in rallies and other actions of protest and their 88% does not at all accept this way of political participation considering it non-efficient or just an adventure.

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