Early elections not to address problems until a voter changesMarch 23, 2010 - 19:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Early elections are possible only when the political crisis in the country cannot be overcome. "ARF does not rule out such a prospect, but the question of which political force and what program come to power through elections is more important to us," Armen Rustamyan , representative of the ARF Dasnaktsutyun Supreme Body told a news conference in Yerevan jointly held with the vice-president of Socialist International Mary Titizian. "If we are not yet ready to hold normal elections, I am personally against the idea of early elections, as they will only "correct" the mistakes of the authorities, that is, nothing would change for the better," Mr. Rustamyan said. According to him, the Armenian society is not yet understood the value of their vote. "f a voter sells his voice, he has no right to complain about the corruption in the country,"Armen Rustamyan explained. The ARF Dashnaktsutyun The Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun is an Armenian political party founded in Tiflis (Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia) in 1890 by Christapor Mikaelian, Stepan Zorian, and Simon Zavarian The ARF has the largest number of members from the political parties present in the Armenian Diaspora, having established affiliates in more than 200 countries. Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |