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 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. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |