Armenia

ARF to vote in favor of 2019 state budget draft

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 14, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) faction of the Parliament will not obstruct the adoption of the 2019 state budget draft. The faction lawmakers will vote in favor of the draft, ARF faction head Armen Rustamyan said during the debate of the draft in the Parliament, Armenpress reports. “I think the current…

ARF-D proportional representative electoral list approved

On November 13th, the ARF Supreme Council of Armenia approved the ARF proportional representative electoral list for the upcoming Parliamentary elections. The top three are: ARF Bureau political representative, Armen Rusdamyan, ARF Armenia Supreme Council representative, Arsen Hambardzumyan, ARF member and former RA Minister of Agriculture, Arthur Khachatryan.

ARF to participate in snap parliamentary elections without alliance

The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) party will participate in the upcoming snap parliamentary elections without an alliance, ARF faction head Armen Rustamyan told reporters at a briefing, reports Armenpress. “A Supreme assembly was held, a statement was made where we say that we will certainly participate in the elections. The ARF has never participated in…

ARF to Take Part in Snap Parliamentary Elections

The Armenian Revolutionary Federation Supreme Assembly of Armenia on Sunday unanimously decided that the party will take part in snap parliamentary elections, scheduled for December. The 22nd extraordinary Supreme Assembly of Armenia convened on Friday in Aghveran, Armenia to prepare for the party’s upcoming World Congress—the highest administrative body of the ARF. While assessing the…

PM Pashinian, ARF representatives discuss current political situation in Armenia

– PM Pashinian: ”I highly appreciate ARF’s activity and role in our contemporary political life” – Rusdamian: ”We are confident that we should continue cooperating with each other for the benefit of our country” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian received ARF parliamentary faction head Armen Rustamian, faction member Spartak Seyranian and ARF Armenia Supreme Council’s representative…

Nikol Pashinyan met with ARF representatives

On October 11, 2018, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with ARF Bureau members Murad Papazian and Spartak Seyranyan and ARF’s Armenia Supreme Council representative Arsen Hambardzumyan. Discussions varied from the current domestic political situation and issues relating to upcoming developments. An agreement was reached to continue the meetings in the coming days. ARF Public…

Mikael Manukyan is ARF’s Yerevan Mayor Candidate

YEREVAN—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation Supreme Council of Armenia announced that its slate of candidates for the upcoming September 23 special Yerevan municipal elections will be led by Mikael Manukyan, thus becoming the party’s candidate for mayor. Manukyan, who heads the Armenian National Forest Service, has served as a member of parliament in the ARF bloc and has…

ARF Has No Decision or Agenda on Cooperating with Kocharian, Says Bureau Chairman

ARF Bureau chairman Hrant Markarian speaks to Azatutyun.am YEREVAN—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation has “neither a decidion nor an agenda to cooperate with [Robert] Kocharian, said the party’s Bureau chairman Hrant Markarian during an extensive interview with Azatutyun.am when asked whether the party will cooperate with Armenia’s former president, if he enters the political limelight in…

ARF of Armenia Calls on MP Aghvan Vardanyan to Step Down; Party Will Still Support Pashinyan’s Candidacy

YEREVAN (A.W.)—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Supreme Council of Armenia announced that it is calling for ARF Member of Parliament Aghvan Vardanyan’s resignation from his parliamentary post. “The ARF Supreme Council of Armenia announces that ARF parliamentary faction member Aghvan Vardanyan’s decision is a personal was a personal one, which is not in line ARF’s official…

ARF Supreme Council of Armenia has decided

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