YEREVAN. – The authorities should do everything for the Armenians to live best of all particularly in Armenia, opposition ARF Dashnaktsutyun MP Armen Rustamyan said during the rally in Armenia’s Armavir Region on Tuesday.

“The authorities try to kill hope in us. They try to persuade that the election results are already decided. But we should believe in ourselves and our persuasions as future of our society depends on that. Dashnaktsutyun has always been with people in difficult times for over 122 years,” Rustamyan stated.

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.’