Giro Manoyan
Mr. Giro Manoyan, has been a member of the ARF-D Bureau since 2015. Originally from Beirut, Lebanon, he moved to Montreal, Canada in 1976 and attended Concordia University, where he studied Political Science. He has served as the Executive Secretary of the Armenian National Committee of Canada, as well as Editor in Chief of the Horizon Armenian Weekly. In 1999 he moved to Yerevan and has served as the Executive Director of the Bureau of the ARF-Dashnaksutyun, in charge of the Armenian Cause, Hai Tahd Central Committee. ՀՅԴ Բիւրոյի Հայ Դատի եւ քաղաքական հարցերու գրասենեակի պատասխանատու.
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- Armenian Revolutionary Federation— The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun), founded in 1890, is one of the oldest Armenian political parties. It sits in the Hayastan Dashinq (Armenia Alliance) opposition bloc and retains a strong diaspora presence.
- 2026 Parliamentary Elections— The June 2026 Armenian parliamentary elections, the parties competing, campaign dynamics, electoral integrity concerns, and the stakes for Armenian democracy.
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