The party campaigns for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide and the right to reparations. Compared to other Armenian parties which tend to primarily focus on educational or humanitarian projects, the ARF is the most politically oriented of the organizations and traditionally has been one of the staunchest supporters of Armenian nationalism. It possesses the largest number of members from the political parties present in the Armenian diaspora, having established affiliates in more than 20 countries. The ARF advocates socialism and is a full member of the Socialist International since 2003, which it had originally joined in 1907. The party operates in Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh and in countries where the Armenian diaspora is present, notably in Lebanon, where the party is represented in the parliament. ), also known as Dashnaktsutyun, in an Armenian nationalist and socialist political party founded in 1890 in Tiflis, Russian Empire (now Tbilisi, Georgia) in 1890 by Christapor Mikaelian, Stepan Zorian, and Simon Zavarian.
