SWEDISH ARMENIAN IS ASHAMED OF ARMENIA

A1+
[05:13 pm] 17 September, 2007

"We shall have to adopt a new strategy in case the party members
don’t increase," Swedish Armenian Murad Artun, a Swedish deputy and
"Left Feminist" Party member, told A1+. He moved to Sweden 22 years
ago and a year later became a party member.

The party is comprised of 13000 members. It is four years the party
has been cooperating with the Armenian People’s Party (HZhK).

The HZhK also thinks highly of the mutual collaboration.

The "Left Feminist" Party is discontent with the recent elections
of the Swedish parliament. The party has 13 female and 9 male
representatives in the parliament, while in 1998 the party had 43
mandates.

Murad Artin is concerned over women’s engagement into Armenia’s
political-social life. "I am ashamed of women’s state in Armenia. Even
in Turkey women form 25 per cent of the parliament"

"Democracy is nonsense without women and youth," said "Left Feminist"
International Conference members. The conference was held in
Tsakhkadzor and was organised by the HZhK and Swedish "Left Feminist"
Party.

It is due to mention that the party supports male and female equality
rather than protects women’s rights.