ARF Dashnaktsutyun’s top parliamentary candidate delivered an opening speech at Liberty Square-hosted rally.

“We’re here to return power to people,” Vahan Hovhannisyan said. “We’re not here to take it away or beg for it. We’re here to give it back to you,” the candidate stressed.

Another ARFD candidate Armen Rustamyan in turn, stressed that a presidential system of government became a misfortune to Armenian people, with president’s immediate surrounding as the only ones to enjoy the privileges. The candidate urged to decentralize power, adopting a parliamentary system of government in order to prevent use of power for achieving personal goals.

A representative of Dashnaktsutyun Bureau Hrant Margaryan stressed a poor economic situation in the country, social unfairness, mass emigration, noting that current authorities proved unable to resolve those issues.

Parliamentary elections, due in Armenia on May 6, feature 8 political parties, Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Prosperous Armenia, ARF Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD), Orinats Yerkir, Heritage, Democratic Party of Armenia (DPA), Communist Party of Armenia and United Armenian party, as well as one election bloc represented by opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC).

ARF Dashnaktsutyun’s candidates list is topped by Vahan Hovhannisyan, Armen Rustamyan and Artyusha Shakhbazyan.