Head of ARF-D Parliamentary Faction, Armen Rustamyan made the following announcement. As it was expected, the election process was badly conducted and the official results were predetermined. The main reason for this predetermination was the same as before: the abuse of the full extent of the state’s resources by the ruling power. Eye-poking expressions of…
Presidential Elections 2013
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ARF-D’s Joining-In Speech On Liberty Square
ARF-D Supreme Council of Armenia Chairman, Armen Rustamyan delivered the following speech on February 22, at Liberty Square to the thousands of Armenians that rallied to protest the vote rigging of the recent presidential election in Armenia. Dear people, I greet you on behalf of ARF-D. Your presence here is the beginning of a big…
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ARF-D Stands By The People
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…
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ARF-D Appeals To Voters
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.…
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Hovhannesyan Holds Press Conference
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…
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“As Time Goes By, People Will More And More See The Clarity Of Our Position” Vardanyan Says
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,…
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Head of ARF-D Parliamentary Faction Issues Statement
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…
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ARF-D Armenia’s Supreme Council Announcement
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…
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Rustamyan: I Will Cast An Invalid Ballot
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…
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Hambartzumyan: First Week “Humorous”
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.…
