Aram Zaveni Sargsyan (; born 2 January 1961) is an

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n political figure. He is the younger brother of

Vazgen Sargsyan Vazgen Zaveni Sargsyan (, ; 5 March 1959 – 27 October 1999) was an Armenians, Armenian military commander and politician. He was the first Defence Minister of Armenia from 1991 to 1992 and then from 1995 to 1999. He served as Armenia's ...

. After his brother Vazgen was assassinated, he became

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from 3 November 1999 to 2 May 2000. In 2001, he founded the

Hanrapetutyun Party The Hanrapetutyun Party () is a pro-European political party in Armenia. The party was founded by ex-members from the Republican Party of Armenia and members of the Yerkrapah Volunteer Union: Aram Sargsyan, Albert Bazeyan, Vagharshak Harutiuny ...

. He supported the opposition leader

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in the 2008 Armenian presidential election. Sargsyan was elected to the Armenian National Assembly in May 2012 with the

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, but he didn't accept the seat.No Thanks: Party leader Sargsyan joins Ter-Petrosyan in giving up mandate
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, Sargsyan was elected through the proportional list of the Way Out Alliance. Prior to the 2018 Yerevan City Council election, Sargsyan co-led the Bright Alliance. Sargsyan led the Hanrapetutyun Party as its candidate for Prime Minister in the

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. The party received 3.04% of the vote, coming in fifth place. In May 2024, Sargsyan joined the United Platform of Democratic Forces.

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