The campaigning period for the June 7 parliamentary elections kicked off in Armenia on Friday.
The following 19 political forces are running for parliament:
Civil Contract Party; Prosperous Armenia Party; Meritocratic Party of Armenia; Against All Democratic Party; Strong Armenia Alliance (comprising the Strong Armenia Party, New Era Party, and United Armenians Party); Democratic Consolidation Party; Wings of Unity Party; Bright Armenia Party; National Democratic Pole Alliance; Armenia Alliance (comprising the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) and the Forward Party); Christian-Democratic Party of Armenia; Armenian National Congress Party; New Force Reformist Party; Republic Party; Alliance Progressive-Centrist Party; Reformists Party; Democracy, Law and Order Party; Kochari National Revival and National Awakening Party; and the Alliance of Defenders of the Republic’s Democracy.
Some of the parties have already published their scheduled campaign events for Friday, during which they will present their manifestos.
Strong Armenia, led by business tycoon Samvel Karapetyan, will kick off its campaign outside the parliament building at 10:00, with senior party member and Karapetyan’s nephew, Narek Karapetyan, scheduled to deliver a press briefing. Later in the day, at 19:00, the party will hold a rally in Victory Park near the Mother Armenia statue.
The Bright Armenia Party, led by former lawmaker and former ambassador-at-large Edmon Marukyan, will start campaigning at 11:00, with party members scheduled to head to Yeraskh from their Yerevan headquarters.
Wings of Unity, led by former Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan, will start its campaign at 11:00 in Goshavank. Party members will also visit Ijevan, as well as the villages of Achajur and Azatamut.
Meanwhile, the ruling Civil Contract Party, led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, will campaign across Syunik Province, starting the trip at 10:00 in Gorayk and visiting multiple towns and villages.
The Reformists Party will unveil its manifesto on May 8 at an event.
The National Democratic Pole Alliance said it would kick off its campaign outside the parliament building in Yerevan.
The Armenia Alliance, led by former president Robert Kocharyan, will start campaigning at 18:00 in Vagharshapat.
The campaign period will last until June 5.
June 6 will be an election silence day.
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