Tehmine Yenokyan: “Our goal is to make a citizen participate in decision-making”

Tehmine Yenokyan, a member of the “Citizen’s Decision” Social-Democratic Party, was nominated in Vayots Dzor-Syunik electoral district No 12. Since she is from the village of Gndevaz in Vayots Dzor, she has decided to deal with the problems of the region, to address the harmful effects of the mining industry, the restoration of the violated rights of the people, and the problems she is going to raise during the pre-election campaign.

Journalist Tehmine Yenokyan has always stood out for her active civil position. For many years, she has tried to raise legal, political and social issues of concern to the public. Together with the journalists, she created political documentaries revealing the illegalities of the police, the crimes committed in the army, touched upon environmental issues, particularly Teghut, Qajaran and Amulsar. The last film was in 2017 about the elections, it was called the “Marietta Theater”. Tehmine was one of the most active journalists covering the velvet revolution, cooperating with a number of foreign media outlets.

Her membership in the “Citizen’s Decision” party Tehmine explains in the absence of another party in the political field. “I do not see any other force in the field whose member would like to be more than the power we have created. In the case of political parties, I do not see ideological emphasis and clarity. Rules of the game are clear and clear in the “Citizen’s Decision” party. “