Future Voters

Since Armenia gained it’s independence, no election has ever been regarded as fair. This makes the people angry and aggressive every time it’s election season. In every step of the election you can see demonstrations and meetings. This year I wanted to be a part of the election process and to research and understand the elections. I became an observer for the ‘Presidential Elections of Armenia’ and the ‘Yerevan Council of Aldermen’ elections. The stories I heard before became true with these elections, I realized that my country still has a long way to go before achieving real fair elections. But one thing that gives me hope was the kids, who came with their parents to vote and to learn what and why this was all happening. The elections are now over, but the emotions on the kids faces I will never forget. Each of them was so proud to be there and to be a part of something big. The happiness I saw on the faces of these kids took me far away from the real elections happening at the same moment.