Armenia

ARF-D Western US Announcement on April 2 Parliamentary Elections in Armenia

On April 2, voters in Armenia will turn out for the first parliamentary elections under Armenia’s new Constitution, which was ratified last year. The April 2 election will be the first tangible step toward transitioning Armenia into a parliamentary form of government. The Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun, which has been an avid advocate for a parliamentary…

ARF-D representatives meet with Armenia’s Lori province voters

(news.am) The representatives of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun party on Monday met with Armenia’s Lori province voters. In Shirakamut village, the ARF-D representatives introduced the voters the party program and delivered a speech, as reported by Armenian News – NEWS.am correspondent. The party representatives stressed that they have stated about the previous shortcomings of the governance…

Elections in Armenia: The Missing Ideological Battle

Setting Apart the Change Makers from the Pretenders by Haig Kayserian, Special for the Armenian Weekly (armenianweekly.com) We are less than one month out from the all-important National Assembly elections in Armenia, and with nine political parties and blocs confirmed as participants, the battle lines have been drawn. However as we take a closer look,…

The ARF-D Kicks Off 2017 Parliamentary Election Campaign

‘A New Beginning, a Just Armenia’: ‘Unlike Many Others, [the ARF-D is] a Party with an Ideology, a Program, a System of Values, and Experience,’ Says Aghvan Vardanyan (ARMENIAN WEEKLY) YEREVAN—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation – Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D) kicked off its 2017 Parliamentary election campaign by introducing its party platform at a public gathering at Yerevan’s…

ARF-D Takes Part in 25th SI Congress; Resolutions on Artsakh and the Armenian Genocide Adopted; Mario Nalpatian Re-elected SI Vice-President

The 25th Congress of the Socialist International was convened on March 2-4, 2017, in Cartagena, Colombia. The Congress which gathered more than 350 guests and delegates representing 86 political parties and organizations was hosted by the Liberal Party of Colombia (PLC), a member of the coalition government of the country. ARF-D was represented by a…

Elections in Armenia Explained: New Rules, New Voting, New Powers

(ARMENIAN WEEKLY) On April 2, Armenia will go to the polls to elect a new National Assembly (Parliament). These elections will be the first conducted since the adoption of a new Constitution, granting unprecedented powers to those who are elected, while votes will be cast under rights and oversights provided by what is a new…

Why Vote for the ARF-D?

(armenianweekly.com) Why Vote for the Armenian Revolutionary Federation – Dashnakstutyun (ARF-D)? Because the ARF-D is consistent with their views and keeps their promises. Armenia is currently preparing for its upcoming parliamentary elections. Political parties, political movements, and well-known public figures are busy working on establishing alliances and publishing election lists. Over the last couple of…

‘A New Beginning, a Just Armenia’: ARF-D Announces Election List, Campaign Motto

Vardanyan: ‘A Just Armenia is a Free Armenia. A Just Armenia is a Developing, Strong, Self-Governing, Prosperous, Youthful Armenia, Where a Culture of Justice and Fairness Prevails’ (ARMENIAN WEEKLY) YEREVAN—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation – Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D) has published the names of the party’s election list for the upcoming elections, ARF-D Parliamentary Faction secretary and election…

Margaryan: The ARF Loves Armenia More Than it Loves Itself

‘The ARF was Established for Armenia and the Armenian People—Not to Give Power to Members of the ARF’By Weekly Staff on February 14, 2017 YEREVAN (Armenian Weekly)— On Feb. 11, Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Bureau chair Hrant Margaryan discussed Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections, the role of the ARF in Armenia and the Diaspora, as well…

Armenia’s Minister of Education Urges Schools Not to Engage in Election Propaganda

(armenianweekly.com) YEREVAN – Armenia’s Minister of Education and Science Levon Mkrtchyan of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation – Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D) said that he will urge all schools in the country not to engage in partisan politics ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections. “School principals have the right to belong to political parties, however, they shouldn’t engage…