The unanimous support of a united candidate for PM and the the establishment of a common political agenda—the needs of which we had highlighted in an announcement—can soon become realities. Therefore, the ARF Supreme Council of Armenia has decided to support Nikol Pashinyan’s candidacy in the May 1 elections for Prime Minister. 29.04.2018
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ARF will likely vote for Nikol Pashinyan
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ARF Calls on Parliamentary Factions to Agree on a Single Candidate Who is Trusted by the People
YEREVAN (A.W.)—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) has called on all parliamentary factions in Armenia to form a common political agenda and to agree on a common candidate for Armenia’s next Prime Minister (PM). “Ahead of the May 1 National Assembly session with the participation of all parliamentary factions, [we suggest] to cooperatively form a common…
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ARF acting ministers and governors submit resignation applications
YEREVAN, APRIL 26, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) told ARMENPRESS that acting minister of territorial administration and development Davit Lokyan, acting minister of education and science Levon Mkrtchyan, acting minister of nature protection Artsvik Minasyan, as well as Governors of Shirak and Aragatsotn provinces Artur Khachatryan and Ashot Simonyan have submitted their resignation applications.…
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ARF Pulls Out of Ruling Coalition; Highlights the Need for Snap Parliamentary Elections
YEREVAN (A.W.)—Moments ago, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) of Armenia announced that the party has pulled out of the ruling coalition with the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA). Below is the Armenian Weekly’s English translation of the ARF’s statement. *** A tense situation has emerged in Armenia—one that has been going on for a few days…
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ARF Armenia: Civic Activism Is the Most Important Guarantee of the Country’s Development and Democracy
YEREVAN (A.W.)—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Supreme Council of Armenia issued the following statement on April 19, as protests, demonstrations, and various acts of civil disobedience against former President Serge Sarkisian’s election as Armenia’s Prime Minister continue to rage for a seventh straight day in Yerevan. Below is the translated version of the statement—originally written…
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ARF Armenia: Civic Activism Is the Most Important Guarantee of the Country’s Development and Democracy
YEREVAN (A.W.)—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Supreme Council of Armenia issued the following statement on April 19, as protests, demonstrations, and various acts of civil disobedience against former President Serge Sarkisian’s election as Armenia’s Prime Minister continue to rage for a seventh straight day in Yerevan. Below is the translated version of the statement—originally written…
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Armenian President issues statement hailing ARF’s call to establish platform for political consultations
ARMENPRESS – President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian has issued a statement on the recent days’ developments in Armenia, noting that he hails the proposal of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) to establish a platform for political consultations under the auspices of the President of Armenia to find solutions to the existing problems. As ARMENPRESS was…
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Armenia ARF Elects New Supreme Council
YEREVAN—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation of Armenia held its21st Supreme Assembly over the weekend in Aghveran in the Kotayk district of Armenia. After hearing the biennial report from the ARF Supreme Council of Armenia, and assessing the realm of activities of for the ARF Armenia region, the Assembly elected a new Supreme Council comprised of the…
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ARF Calls for Faster Poverty Reduction In Armenia
YEREVAN (RFE/RL)—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun), President Serzh Sarkisian’s junior coalition partner, has said that it remains dissatisfied with the socioeconomic situation in Armenia despite “unprecedented” GDP growth achieved last year. The pan-Armenian party’s worldwide Bureau and decision-making body in Armenia reviewed the government’s economic and other policies at a special joint meeting held in…