It was thirty-six years ago this day.
The government conference hall, opening from a small Yerevan alley called Melik-Adamyan, was full of delegates, townsfolk, and spirit -- convening and cresting in high anticipation.
They invited me up front to be closer to the Catholicos of All Armenians and to the leaders of the Movement. I declined gratefully, finding instead my own seat through the rear right entrance and into the very back row.
Measured against Armenian history or by the standards of their newly rebranded “history of Armenia,” the official “figures” announced yesterday, both in the content they purport to reflect and in the deeper process by which they were produced, would suggest the bringing to power of the most anti-legitimate ruler in our entire history, who “was a man of the people and who became a man of power” and “all the king’s men.”
Yerevan—The Heritage Party held its 14th national convention here today.
Attended by 120 delegates from across the Republic, the Congress considered past developments in Armenia, Artsakh and the region; addressed the challenges of the day; approved amendments to the party bylaws; elected its new leadership; and adopted a resolution on the political situation and the upcoming parliamentary elections.
No Ruben, no peace.
No Artsakh, no peace.
No Freedom, no peace.
Their Right shall shine beyond any passing petty might.
Raffi K. Hovannisian
17 February 2026
Yerevan
Действия армянского руководства, по словам основателя партии "Наследие", отвечают интересам Турции и Азербайджана.
ЕРЕВАН, 24 окт – Sputnik. Власти Армении стремятся установить элементы тоталитарного управления к парламентским выборам 2026 года. Об этом заявил первый министр иностранных дел Армении, основатель партии "Наследие" Раффи Ованнисян на пресс-конференции в мультимедийном центре Sputnik Армения.
Yerevan--The executive board of the Heritage Party decided today to take part in the upcoming municipal elections in Etchmiadzin.
Heritage also approved the candidacy for mayor of Arkadiy Paytyan, currently a senior manager in the energy sector, a professional soldier and lieutenant colonel, and a participant in all the wars of self-defense for and around Artsakh.
The polls for mayor and city council, slated for November 16, will take place in the town of Vagharshapat and the extended Etchmiadzin area.
