YEREVAN. – Women should have balanced involvement in politics, parliament opposition ARF Dashnaktsutyun representative Nvard Manasyan said on Wednesday during the forum of women held in Yerevan.

According to her, ARFD continues its work within the state and abroad. The party has set a goal that export policy and marketing projects should be interrelated. Besides, ARFD offers to develop not only the mining industry but also other fields of industry including women involvement.

“Women involvement in politics will be formal without effective economic levers,” the representative said.

 The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Dashnaktsutyun is one of the oldest Armenian political parties. It was founded in the end of 19th century.

Following the Sovietization of Armenia in 1920, the ARF-Dashnaktsutyun was banned by the Communists and its leadership exiled. The ARF-Dashnaktsutyun officially re-emerged in Armenia after the collapse of the USSR, in 1990.

In June 2003, the party signed a coalition memorandum with the Republican Party of Armenia and Orinats Yerkir (Rule of Law). However, in 2009 ARFD left the coalition in protest against signing the protocols with Turkey. 

Party’s proportional list includes 85 candidates. Eight candidates will run for an MP seat with majority system. The party’s motto is ‘Freedom, Justice, Dashnaktsutyun.’