Armenian writer Vardan Devrikyan calls for intellectuals' activeness ahead of elections.

The Armenian intelligentsia must have its say in electoral processes, according to prominent poet and publicist Razmik Davoyan.

"We are going to call for a free, fair and transparent election. But a fair and transparent voting does not imply a right election," he told a news conference on Saturday. Emphasizing the importance of intellectuals' role in the upcoming elections, Davoyan said a right electoral process would entail the presence of individuals [in parliament and cabinet] who would think about the people. "There are different expectations. Some expect to assume an office or become parliament members by joining parties and so on and so forth. But such people can never determine the activities of a political party; that's out of the question," he said. Davoyan added that he pins much hope on the Armenian youth, highly praising the young environmentalists recent campaigns aimed at rescuing different the natural monuments across Armenia. Speaking further on the issue, Deputy Director of Literature Institute Vardan Devrikyan stressed the importance of intelligentsia's moral and social responsibility for electoral processes. "Intellectuals' representation in different political parties' electoral rolls seems to be conformism or time-serving at first sight, but I consider that useful anyway," he said, adding that he would prefer to see educated people rather than nicknamed figures in parliament.