New Force Party nominates party leader Hayk Marutyan as its candidate for prime minister
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He noted that the party's leader, Hayk Marutyan, is the party's candidate for prime minister. At the meeting, it was noted that the party is offering a multi-point campaign program. Some of these points may overlap with those of other political forces, but there are also differences. The first point of the program is the Europeanization of Armenia and its recognition as a priority. Armenia's development is only possible with the application of European standards, which includes an independent judiciary, human rights, and fair competition. The country's accession to the EU is the only alternative. The second point of the program, the speaker continued, is a complete ban on gambling and casinos. A rather dangerous trend is being observed in this area in the country, demonstrating the destruction of drugs and gambling addiction. The third point of the program concerns demographics. If elected, the party also intends to give new impetus to social housing construction, and in this context, plans to significantly improve the already deteriorating housing stock. The fifth point is easing the tax burden. Under this point, it is proposed to reduce the turnover tax to 5% and increase the tax threshold to 200 million drams. Another point is to introduce free education in higher education institutions across the country. Undergraduate programs will be completely free, and graduate programs will be supported by the state. It is also proposed to fully cover the tuition of Armenian students at the world's best universities.
For his part, Prime Ministerial candidate Hayk Marutyan noted that the country is experiencing a fateful period in its history. According to him, catastrophic events have occurred in Armenia since 2021. In 2018, when the Velvet Revolution took place, no one could have imagined the consequences it would lead to. As Marutyan noted, one can talk at length about the mistakes of the past, but today it is necessary to focus on the future, and in that future, the Armenian people expect victory, and this will happen as early as June 7. Today, the Armenian people face serious problems. Numerous parties in the political arena offer their own solutions. Some, for example, claim to have brought peace to the people, but upon a brief analysis of their actions, one begins to realize that they are serving the interests of Azerbaijan. Those who brought this "peace" have forgotten that they brought wars, defeats, and humiliation. Against this backdrop, why should the other side start a war if all its demands are meekly met in Armenia? "A declared peace is not peace; it is the absence of war," Hayk Marutyan concluded.