Vardevanyan pledges to eradicate extreme poverty in "Strong Armenia"  vision

ArmInfo.In a strong Armenia, extreme poverty must be eradicated, as stated by Aram Vardevanyan, a representative of the Strong Armenia party, in his  video address.

According to him, in 2021, the poverty rate in Armenia was 27%. At  the time, the ruling Civil Contract party campaigned on a promise to  slash that figure in half. Meanwhile, according to the latest  official data, the poverty rate in the country is approximately 22%,  with approximately 30,000 people living in extreme poverty. "This  proves the current government has completely failed its fundamental  social obligations," Vardevanyan stated. "Amid a backdrop of  pervasive falsehoods and manipulated data, it is an undeniable fact  that when it comes to public welfare the most critical benchmark of  governance actions over the last eight years have moved in the exact  opposite direction."

 He added that party leader Samvel Karapetyan is taking  responsibility for addressing the issue of extreme poverty. A  special, specific fund with specific action plans, including  assistance and benefit programs, will be established to address the  issue.