The Adequate Party ( hy, Ադեկվադ, Adekvad) is an

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History

The party was established on 7 September 2019. While the party has not directly participated in any elections, the party opposed Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's victory following the

2018 Armenian parliamentary election Snap parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 9 December 2018, as none of the parties in the National Assembly were able to put forward and then elect a candidate for Prime Minister in the two-week period following the resignation of incum ...

. One of the leading members of the group, Artur Danielyan, used to be an ally of Pashinyan and a strategist for the prime minister’s Civil Contract party. Danielyan stated that he left the party over philosophical differences with Pashinyan. The party currently acts as an

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force.

Ideology

The party has portrayed Nikol Pashinyan's government as a threat to Armenian identity and values. The party is

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, Anti-Western and Anti-

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, opposes

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and uncontrolled immigration, and is against any

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activities in the country. Artur Danielyan believes businessman George Soros has supported Nikol Pashinyan since becoming Prime Minister. The party has identified itself as an alternative political force, and has compared it to the

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party. Despite the party's social conservative stances, the party is known to favour certain

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, syncretic and

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policies, mainly in regards to economics, health care, and education. The party supports a

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and economic

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, while opposing extreme

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. The party believes that quality health care and education should be universally accessible to all Armenian citizens. In terms of foreign policy, Danielyan has called for closer relations with

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, and

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nation states (outside the EU structure). The party is staunchly

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and has stated that Adequate would be open to joining a Pan-European right-wing alliance. Danielyan has stated, "We will ensure that European nations can cut the leash that the US has imposed on them right after the Second World War. European nations must build a lasting alliance with Russia." Meanwhile, the

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has accused the party of conspiring with Russia and being directly controlled by Russian foreign agents. In addition, the party advocates for increasing the birth-rate, supporting the activities of the

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, and believes that the government should be fiscally responsible by controlling profits in the alcohol, tobacco and the gaming industry markets.

Activities

In June 2019, Yerevan police arrested Artur Danielyan for threatening physical violence against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. On 1 May 2020, Danielyan was engaged in a physical altercation with the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Alen Simonyan, after Danielyan verbally insulted Simonyan with sexual and homophobic slurs. In June 2020, the party organized a rally in front of the US embassy in Yerevan, protesting against American interference in Armenia's domestic affairs. 20 members had been arrested due to civil disobedience. In July 2020, Artur Danielyan was subsequently charged with hooliganism. On 15 November 2020, Danielyan, as well as, several party members were arrested by police due to a planned assault on Nikol Pashinyan. Following the

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, Danielyan was summoned by the National Security Service for questioning in an alleged involvement of an assassination attempt on Pashinyan, organized by several members of the

Homeland Salvation Movement The Homeland Salvation Movement ( hy, Հայրենիքի փրկության շարժում, translit=Hayrenik’i p’rkut’yan sharzhum) was an Armenian political alliance, consisting of several opposition political parties, led by Vazgen Man ...

. Danielyan was later released from custody by the court.

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