ArmInfo. "Following the extraordinary parliamentary elections, the ARF Dashnaktsutyun will not be represented in the National Assembly of Armenia of the 7th convocation. This is a defeat, but not of our elector," the ARF statement reads.
In this defeat, according to the report, the party sees the following: the voter today gave his vote to the personality, but not to the idea and program; a significant part of the voters who took part in the elections today is concentrated on the image of the "internal enemy" and is wonderfully calm against the background of external and internal threats; ARFD approaches today are perceived by a minority; Artsakh factor is not paid enough attention to the political agenda; a National Assembly is formed without a clear ideological and national identity.
In addition, as stated in the statement of the ARF, this short campaign was also important because the party got a real impression of the army of supporters who would take part in its struggle. "This army is small, but real, its decision is clear, not fashionable, and is dictated only by inner conviction and clear consciousness. Not a single unconscious voice, not a single random person", the ARF stated. At the same time, the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" believes that it was able to enter into a discussion, voice its concerns, resist dangerous tendencies, and give its arguments. "At the moment, our word did not find a wide perception and was underestimated, but we managed to show the situation from the forgotten side, creating the opportunity to think and analyze, to awaken our vigilance. Over time, our impartial citizens, concerned about the fate of their homeland and correctly understanding the importance of the Artsakh problem, will compare the daily news with our fears and understand what we said, and sounded the alarm, "the statement reads.
ARFD members thank their voter. "This page of history is closed and a new one opens. We are entering this new story with a nationwide cohesive structure, our dream of the future and with the determination to fight",the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" statement reads. To recall, according to the results of the elections, the "My Step" bloc received 70.43% of the votes, Prosperous Armenia and Bright Armenia parties won 8.37% and 6.37% of the votes, respectively. It is these three political forces that will enter the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia. The voting results have been summed up from all the 2010 polling stations. The current elections were characterized by low voter turnout, which amounted to 48.63% of voters, which is significantly lower than in the previous parliamentary elections in 2017, when more than 60% of voters came to the polls.