ARFD parliamentary candidates promise to return power to peopleApril 10, 2012 - 21:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 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. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |