Dr. Ara Khanjian
BY ARA KHANJIAN, PH.D.
Members of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation believe that their party is the best organization that can build a better Armenia. Therefore, to have a stronger Armenia, we need a stronger ARF in Armenia.
This implies that ARF members around the world should try to figure out how to effectively use the potential strength of the ARF around the world to make the party in Armenia stronger and to make sure that the ARF gets more public support and votes.
At the end of April, before the Hayastan Alliance was formed, a poll conducted by Gallup International indicated that if elections were held then, the ARF would receive 1.8 percent of the votes. This was a very low percentage. There was the general impression that if the ARF entered the parliamentary elections on its own, it would not garner the required five percent of the votes needed to be included in the parliament.