Moments ago, Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Supreme Council of Armenia representative Arsen Hambardzumyan announced that the ARF will likely vote for Nikol Pashinyan as Armenia’s next PM on May 1.
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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…
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ARF Representatives Meet with Possible Presidential Candidate Armen Sargsyan
YEREVAN (Armenian Weekly) — Representatives of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Bureau and the ARF Supreme Council of Armenia met with prospective Armenian Presidential candidate Armen Sargsyan on Monday at the ARF’s Yerevan headquarters. The ARF Bureau’s political representative Armen Rustamyan told reporters following the meeting that he and fellow party members had discussed with…
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Kindergarten, Mushroom Greenhouse, Tasting Point to Open in Baghanis in 2018
(a1plus.am) Jobs are needed to prevent emigration from the Baghanis community of Tavush region, said Narek Sahakyan, Baghanis community leader today. The latter also stressed that the state should give special status to frontier communities, assisting benefits, compensating tuition fees at universities, and so on. In 2018 a new kindergarten will be opened in the…