Fellow citizens, Following the summing-up of Armenia’s Presidential election day at the polling stations, analyzing the received information and the preliminary results announced by the Central Electoral Commission, the ARF-D Supreme Council of Armenia states hereby its assessments. On February 18, the citizens of Armenia proved that there are limits to their patience, that they…
Fellow citizens, You are well aware of the reasons ARF-D didn’t nominate a candidate for the presidential elections of the Republic of Armenia; our efforts to form a unified political agenda and to have a joint oppositional candidate didn’t deliver results. Under these circumstances, participating in a procedure with a predetermined ending would be senseless.…
The Hrayr Maroukhian Foundation (HMF), with the financial support of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) of Germany presented its study entitled, “Monopolies in Armenia” on February 11, 2013 at Ani Plaza Hotel in Yerevan. The HMF working group presented their findings regarding monopolies in the Republic of Armenia, which included the current situation of the markets in…
Speaking to media representatives at “Urbat” Press club, today, ARF-D Bureau member Vahan Hovhannesyan commented on a number of issues having to do with recent domestic and international developments. ARF-D at the Socialist International Council At the Socialist International Council’s meeting that took place in Cascais, Portugal on February 4-5, Hovhannesyan was elected co-chair of…
Asked about how ARF-D will orient its supporters, the Secretary of the Parliamentary Faction, Aghvan Vardanyan said that although the party doesn’t have its own candidate still it isn’t sitting with folded hands, yerkir.am reports. “On the contrary, today’s circumstances are very beneficial for us and we are working intensively having meetings with our members,…
Below is the statement issued by the Head of ARF-D Parliamentary Faction, Armen Rustamyan. For the first time ARF-D and two other political forces won’t be participating in the coming elections. This unprecedented situation is a most serious indication of the deep crisis that the electoral system of Armenia is in. The main reasons of…
During the Parliament’s second reading, ARF-D Parliamentary Faction member Artsvik Minasyan stated that the draft law “On Provision of Equal Rights and Equal Opportunities for Women and Men” is just a mere formality, tert.am reports. Moreover, Minasyan underlined that the draft is a result of an engagement undertaken by Serj Sargsyan in 2009 and that…
ARF-D Armenia’s Supreme Council condemns the murder attempt against Presidential candidate, Paruyr Hayrikyan. That is an action directed against our statehood and sovereignty, it is an attempt to seed an ambience of terror and insecurity. Law enforcement and national security authorities have a duty of exposing both the perpetrators and the assignors. We must exit…
Www.1in.am reports that the Head of the Armenian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and ARF-D Armenia’s Supreme Council Chairman, Armen Rustamyan while talking about the upcoming presidential elections during the winter PACE sessions, said that there’s something wrong if the main on-parliament parties do not participate in the elections…
ARF-D Armenia’s Supreme Council Vice-Chairman, Arsen Hambartzumyan said to news.am that a few days prior to the February 18 presidential elections ARF-D will make an announcement in order to orient its supporters. Hambartzumyan said that discussions are held currently within the party and that there are some concrete approaches as to what must be done.…
