On November 13, the ARF Supreme Council of Armenia approved the ARF proportional representative electoral list for the upcoming Parliamentary elections.

The top three are:

ARF Bureau political representative, Armen Rusdamyan,
ARF Armenia Supreme Council representative, Arsen Hambardzumyan,
ARF member and former RA Minister of Agriculture, Arthur Khachatryan.

The ARF submitted its list of 152 candidates to Armenia Central Electoral Commission on Wednesday, November 14, which was the deadline for all parties and political alliances to present their slates for the elections.

The ARF candidates will vie for seats both on the proportional and representative slates in all the 13 electoral districts across the country.

The ARF has been vocal about its opposition to holding elections on December 9. It has said while the party is 100 percent in favor of snap polls, it viewed the short timeframe as a hindrance for instituting needed reforms to the electoral code.

On October 29, parliament was just shy of one vote to pass the electoral reforms proposed by the Pashinyan government, the ARF voted for the reforms.

In addition to the ARF, 10 other political parties or alliances, known as blocs, have introduced slates for the 105-seat parliament.

Official campaigning for the elections is slated to begin on Monday, November 26 with the actual election being held on Sunday, December 9.

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