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Elections In Armenia
Armenia has a multi-party system. After the 2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, only a legislature is elected on the national level. Electoral system of the National Assembly The National Assembly consists of at least 101 seats. Following electoral system amendments introduced in April 2021, members of parliament are elected only through closed party lists by party list proportional representation method modified by a minority jackpot and optional second round with a majority jackpot . Four mandates are reserved for national minorities, provided they are included in corresponding section of party lists. Any top segment of a party list can not include over 70% of representatives of the same sex. Parties need to pass a 5% threshold, while alliances (blocs) must pass 7% to be included in mandate distribution. If neither party wins over 50% of mandates in the first round and no coalition with sufficient mandates is established within 6 days after the election results are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Have Honor Alliance
I Have Honor () is a political alliance in Armenia. It was founded on 15 May 2021 as an alliance between the Republican Party of Armenia and the Homeland Party. The Homeland Party withdrew from the alliance in June 2022. History The alliance was formed during the 2020–2021 Armenian protests. Both the Republican Party and the Homeland Party were previous members of the Homeland Salvation Movement and called on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign following Armenia's defeat in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. Both parties subsequently left the Homeland Salvation Movement to form the I Have Honor alliance. The alliance had confirmed that they would participate in the 2021 Armenian parliamentary elections. Artur Vanetsyan was nominated to lead the alliance. Following the election, the alliance won 5.22% of the popular vote, gaining 6 seats in the National Assembly. On 21 June 2022, Artur Vanetsyan announced that he was withdrawing the Homeland Party from the I Have Honor allian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Homeland Alliance
The Free Homeland Alliance () is a political alliance between five political parties in Armenia. History The alliance was founded in May 2021 and subsequently announced its intention to participate in the 2021 Armenian parliamentary elections. Mikael Hayrapetyan was nominated to lead the alliance, while Andreas Ghukasyan was the bloc's candidate for prime minister. Following the election, the alliance won just 0.32% of the popular vote, failing to gain any representation in the National Assembly. The alliance disputed the results of the election and claimed that the election was non-democratic. The alliance currently acts as an extra-parliamentary force. Members Members of the alliance include: * Union for National Self-Determination * Armenian Constructive Party * Conservative Party *Green Party * National Democrats Union Ideology The alliance was opposed to any political cooperation with Nikol Pashinyan or Robert Kocharyan. The alliance proposed to shift Armenia's geopol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Christian Party (Armenia)
The National Christian Party (), also known as the Awakening National Christian Party is a conservative political party in Armenia. History The party was founded on 29 April 2021 during the 2020–2021 Armenian protests, and is led by Ara Zohrabyan. The party confirmed it would participate in the 2021 Armenian parliamentary elections. Following the election, the party won just 0.36% of the popular vote. The party does not maintain any representation within the National Assembly and currently acts as an extra-parliamentary force. In November 2021, the party participated in local elections in the city of Gyumri, winning 4 seats on the Gyumri city council. Ideology The party seeks to develop a strong nation-state, strengthen the military, develop the economy, and protect the rights of citizens, while basing its core beliefs on Christian values and protecting the role of the Armenian Apostolic Church in society. The party also supports the self-determination of Artsakh. Electoral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party Of Armenia
The Democratic Party of Armenia (, ''Hayastani Demokratakan Kusaktsutyun'') is a democratic socialist political party in Armenia. It was established in 1991 by Aram Gaspar Sargsyan, the last secretary of the Soviet-era Communist Party of Armenia when the party ruled the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (Armenian SSR) from 1920 until 1990. History Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the Armenian SSR, the ruling Communist Party of Armenia had fallen into great disfavor. Its running secretary, Aram Gaspar Sargsyan, dissolved the party and established the Democratic Party of Armenia, appointing himself as the first secretary of the new party. Meanwhile, Ruben Tovmasyan and some other party members, clearly unfavorable to Sargsyan's move to dissolve the original Communist Party of Armenia, founded a new Armenian Communist Party shortly thereafter. The party participated in the 1999 Armenian parliamentary election, gaining just 0.98% of the popular vote. The par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenia Is Our Home
Armenia is Our Home, also known as the Our Home is Armenia Party (), is an Armenian political alliance between the Alliance Party and the Union of Armenians of Russia organization. History The Armenia is Our Home Party was first founded in 2004 and led by Vachakan Chibukhchyan. It was then de-registered in 2016 but re-registered in 2018, following the Velvet Revolution. However, Chibukhchyan is no longer associated with the party. Its current leader is Ara Abramyan, the president of the Union of Armenians in Russia. The party announced that they would participate in the 2021 Armenian parliamentary elections as a political alliance with the Alliance Party. The leader of the Alliance Party, Tigran Urikhanyan, was nominated by the alliance to be the candidate for prime minister. Following the election, the alliance did not enter the National Assembly, gaining just 0.95% of the popular vote. Ideology The alliance maintains a Pro-Russian stance and calls for greater cooperatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homeland Of Armenians Party
The Homeland of Armenians Party () is an Armenian political party. It was originally registered in 2005 but de-registered in 2016. The party was officially re-established in 2018 following the 2018 Armenian revolution and is currently led by Artak Galstyan. History The Homeland of Armenians Party was established in 2018 and Artak Galstyan was elected chairman of the party. The party announced its intentions to participate in the 2021 Armenian parliamentary election. Following the election, the party won 1.03% of the popular vote, failing to win any seats in the National Assembly. The party released a statement claiming that there were several violations during the elections and that they were rigged. Currently, the party acts as an extra-parliamentary force. Ideology The party supports the strengthening of the Armenian military, protecting the territorial integrity of Armenia and Artsakh, and criminalizing hate speech. The party maintains Pro-Russian views and supports Russian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party (Armenia)
The Liberal Party () is an Armenian political party. It was founded on 1 March 2021 and is currently led by Samvel Babayan, former defense minister of the Republic of Artsakh and leader of the United Motherland party in Artsakh. History The Liberal Party was founded in March 2021 and subsequently announced its intentions to participate in the 2021 Armenian parliamentary election. The party won 1.17% of the popular vote in the election, failing to win any seats in the National Assembly. The party accepted the results of the election and congratulated Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his reelection. Currently, the party acts as an extra-parliamentary force. In November 2021, the party participated in local elections in the city of Meghri, winning two seats on the Meghri city council. Ideology The party favors strengthening Armenia's military and protecting the territorial integrity of Armenia and Artsakh. The party's leader Samvel Babayan advocates for the creation of a profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5165 National Conservative Movement Party
The 5165 National Conservative Movement Party () is an Armenian political party. It was founded on 22 April 2021 and is currently led by Karin Tonoyan. History The 5165 National Conservative Movement Party was founded in April 2021 and Karin Tonoyan was elected chairwoman of the party. The number within the name of the party represents the height of Mount Ararat. The party announced its intentions to participate in the 2021 Armenian parliamentary election. Following the election, the party won 1.22% of the popular vote, failing to win any seats in the National Assembly. Currently, the party acts as an extra-parliamentary force. Ideology The party supports increasing the security of the country, developing a stronger military, healthcare reform, strengthening the economy, encouraging the repatriation of the Armenian Diaspora, and supporting independence for Artsakh. Electoral record Parliamentary elections See also * Programs of political parties in Armenia This article l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bright Armenia
Bright Armenia () is a classical liberal political party in Armenia founded on 12 December 2015. History In 2017, Bright Armenia launched an educational program aimed at advancing and promoting liberal politics, known as the Institute of Liberal Politics (ILP); it is an affiliated member of the European Liberal Forum. In the 2017 Armenian parliamentary election and the 2017 Yerevan City Council election, the party took part in the elections as part of the Way Out Alliance, gaining few seats. In the 2018 Yerevan City Council election, the party ran as a part of the Bright Alliance. The alliance won three seats in the Yerevan City Council, with two seats taken by Bright Armenia and one seat taken by the Hanrapetutyun Party. Following the 2018 Armenian parliamentary election, Bright Armenia became the third largest party in the National Assembly and one of the two official opposition parties, the other being Prosperous Armenia. In May 2021, the party confirmed it would par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Democratic Pole
The National Democratic Alliance () sometimes referred as the National Democratic Pole or the National Democratic Party, is an Armenian political alliance between the Sasna Tsrer Pan-Armenian Party, the National Progress Party of Armenia, as well as, several independent politicians. The European Party of Armenia was a founding member, but withdrew from the alliance in May 2021. The alliance is currently led by a Council consisting of eight members. History The alliance was founded on 4 May 2020 by 16 political leaders from the dissatisfaction of the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Armenia by the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan. The alliance then shifted its focus onto the shortcomings of the Government of Armenia during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. The alliance is critical of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement which followed and actively called for the resignation of Nikol Pashinyan as Prime Minister. The alliance proposed for itself to assume i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirinyan-Babajanyan Alliance Of Democrats
The Shirinyan-Babajanyan Alliance of Democrats (), also known as the Alliance of Defenders of Democracy Party, is an Armenian political alliance between the For The Republic Party and the Christian-Democratic Rebirth Party. History On 18 May 2021, the For The Republic Party and the Christian-Democratic Rebirth Party announced that they would participate in the 2021 Armenian parliamentary election 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...s as a political alliance. Arman Babajanyan was elected the leader of the alliance. Following the election, the alliance did not enter the National Assembly (Armenia), National Assembly, gaining just 1.50% of the popular vote, below the required 7% minimum needed for alliances. Ideology The alliance opposed both Nikol Pashinyan an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |