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Four Parties Set to be Represented in Armenia’s New Parliament
Armenian Citizens Vote in 2017 Parliamentary Elections;
RPA, Tsarukyan Bloc, Yelk Bloc, and ARF to Likely Pass Threshold to be Represented in Armenia’s National Assembly
YEREVAN (A.W)—Polls closed at 8 p.m. on April 2, in Armenia’s first Parliamentary Elections since the adoption of its new Constitution in 2015, with 1,574,947 registered voters (60.86 percent) participating. On April 3, at around 12 p.m., the Central Electoral Commission of Armenia (CEC) announced that with aroun
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If this is the true choice of the people of Armenia, all we can say is good luck to our elected leaders. We also hope, after all these shenanigans, our leaders will take at heart the real interest of the Armenian people. As such, focus should be directed in reducing poverty, mitigating corruption, finding ways of creating employment to minimize out-migration and the creation of a land where the rule of law is paramount. In the end, the most important issue would be to protect the country through the empowerment and the creation of a strong defense.
Very disappointing.
No real changes to be expected.
The status quo continues.
No improvements to happen.
A sad picture.
World news outlets without exception are reporting voter fraud, irregularities, intimidation, buying of “votes”. What a let down.
Vart Adjemian
The Armenians from the diaspora went to Armnenia to check the elections ,you saw that its the same system of fraud and vote buying ,nothing has changed.You like to do something about it ? When officials come to visit the USA belonging to the RPA ,boycott them,don t go see them ,stop all Telethons for Armenia ,do the Telethons just for Artsakh and the strengthening of the Artsakh army.
If Armenia needs money let the Oligarghs and the RPA give the money they have stolen enough millions from the people.
Indeed, we need to do something in diaspora but the question is what? Unlike the previous elections, I spent a few weeks reading local news websites, watching all the material that opposition or independent observes upload on YouTube and even had the chance to communicate with a few young people in Armenia online and I feel extremely sad. you cannot imagine how much energy and determination youth have in Armenia and how this kind of “elections” destroy this and force them to leave the country. I stopped supporting those telethons long time ago and only donating to non-governmental charities but that is certainly not enough. We need to exert real pressure, I even thought about calling our representatives here in US and encouraging them to initiate resolutions that will punish the oligarchs by freezing their bank accounts in US and Europe. There are many things that we can do, boycotting businesses which are owned by these oligarchs during our trips to Armenia is another option, we can even come up with a black list of all these businesses but this all needs organization. Sadly, our leaders in diaspora are busy shaking Serjiks hand instead of taking any real steps. Another five years means another half million youth leaving the country and thousands of old famished people who will be dragged to polling stations to vote for the beloved party in return for 20 dollars, but will there be any Armenia left by that time?!
I see Uncle Sam’s warriors of doom and gloom at at it again.