The Adequate Party () is an

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

far-right Far-right politics, often termed right-wing extremism, encompasses a range of ideologies that are marked by ultraconservatism, authoritarianism, ultranationalism, and nativism. This political spectrum situates itself on the far end of the ...

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...

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 Nikol Vovayi Pashinyan (born 1 June 1975) is an Armenian politician who is serving as the 16th and current Prime Minister of Armenia, prime minister of Armenia since 8 May 2018. A journalist by profession, Pashinyan founded his own newspaper in ...

'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 (Armenia), National Assembly were able to put forward and then elect a candidate for Prime Minister in the two-week period follo ...

. 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

extra-parliamentary An extra-parliamentary opposition, also referred to as simply extra-parliamentary or extraparliamentary, is a political movement opposed to a ruling government or political party that chooses not to engage in elections. Many social movements could ...

force.

Ideology

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

Anti-globalist The anti-globalization movement, or counter-globalization movement, is a social movement critical of economic globalization. The movement is also commonly referred to as the global justice movement, alter-globalization movement, anti-globalist m ...

, Anti-Western and Anti- Liberal, opposes

same-sex marriage Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal Legal sex and gender, sex. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 38 countries, with a total population of 1.5 ...

LGBT rights Rights affecting lesbian, Gay men, gay, Bisexuality, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people vary greatly by country or jurisdiction—encompassing everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the Capital punishmen ...

and uncontrolled immigration, and is against any

Open Society Foundation Open Society Foundations (OSF), formerly the Open Society Institute, is an American grantmaking network founded by business magnate George Soros. Open Society Foundations financially supports civil society groups around the world, with the st ...

activities in the country. Artur Danielyan believes businessman

George Soros George Soros (born György Schwartz; August 12, 1930) is an American investor and philanthropist. , he has a net worth of US$7.2 billion, Note that this site is updated daily. having donated more than $32 billion to the Open Society Foundat ...

has supported Nikol Pashinyan since becoming prime minister. The party has identified itself as an alternative political force, and has compared it to the

Alternative for Germany Alternative for Germany (, AfD, ) is a Far-right politics in Germany (1945–present), far-right,Far-right: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Right-wing populism, right-wing populist and National conservatism, national-conservative p ...

party. Despite the party's

social conservative Social conservatism is a political philosophy and a variety of conservatism which places emphasis on traditional social structures over social pluralism. Social conservatives organize in favor of duty, traditional values and social institu ...

stances, the party is known to favour certain

big tent A big tent party, or catch-all party, is a political party having members covering a broad spectrum of beliefs. This is in contrast to other kinds of parties, which defend a determined ideology, seek voters who adhere to that ideology, and att ...

syncretic Syncretism () is the practice of combining different beliefs and various schools of thought. Syncretism involves the merging or assimilation of several originally discrete traditions, especially in the theology and mythology of religion, thus ...

and

left-wing Left-wing politics describes the range of Ideology#Political ideologies, political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy either as a whole or of certain social ...

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

planned economy A planned economy is a type of economic system where investment, production and the allocation of capital goods takes place according to economy-wide economic plans and production plans. A planned economy may use centralized, decentralized, ...

and economic

protectionism Protectionism, sometimes referred to as trade protectionism, is the economic policy of restricting imports from other countries through methods such as tariffs on imported goods, import quotas, and a variety of other government regulations ...

, while opposing extreme

capitalism Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their use for the purpose of obtaining profit. This socioeconomic system has developed historically through several stages and is defined by ...

. 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

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

, and

European European, or Europeans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe ** Ethnic groups in Europe ** Demographics of Europe ** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe and other West ...

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

Atlantic Council The Atlantic Council is an American think tank in the field of international affairs, favoring Atlanticism, founded in 1961. It manages sixteen regional centers and functional programs related to international security and global economic prosp ...

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

Armenian Apostolic Church The Armenian Apostolic Church () is the Autocephaly, autocephalous national church of Armenia. Part of Oriental Orthodoxy, it is one of the most ancient Christianity, Christian churches. The Armenian Apostolic Church, like the Armenian Catholic ...

, 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 Alen Roberti Simonyan (; born 5 January 1980) is an Armenian politician currently serving as the president of the National Assembly of Armenia since 2 August 2021. He served as the acting president of Armenia from 1 February 2022 to 13 March ...

, after Danielyan verbally insulted Simonyan with sexual and

homophobic Homophobia encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who identify or are perceived as being lesbian, Gay men, gay or bisexual. It has been defined as contempt, prejudice, aversion, hatred, or ant ...

slurs. In June 2020, the party organized a rally in front of the

US embassy The United States has the second largest number of active diplomatic posts of any country in the world after the People's Republic of China, including 272 bilateral posts (embassies and consulates) in 174 countries, as well as 11 permanent miss ...

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 2021 Armenian political crisis, 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 () was an Armenian political alliance, consisting of several opposition political parties, led by Vazgen Manukyan. History The alliance was established on 3 December 2020 from the dissatisfaction of the Governme ...

. Danielyan was later released from custody by the court.

References

External links

Adequate Party
on Facebook {{Armenian nationalism Political parties established in 2019 Political parties in Armenia Conservative parties in Armenia Right-wing politics Far-right politics Far-right parties in Europe Organizations that oppose LGBTQ rights in Asia Syncretic political parties Third Position Anti-capitalist political parties Socially conservative parties Eurosceptic parties in Armenia Nationalist parties in Armenia Russophilic parties in Armenia Organizations that oppose LGBTQ rights in Europe

History

Ideology

Activities

See also

References

External links