Arman Shamiri Babajanyan (; born 15 January 1976) is an Armenian politician and journalist whօ previously served as an independent member of the

National Assembly of Armenia The National Assembly of Armenia (, ''Hayastani Hanrapetyut'yan Azgayin zhoghov'' or simply Ազգային ժողով, ԱԺ, ''Azgayin Zhoghov'', ''AZh''), also informally referred to as the Parliament of Armenia (խորհրդարան, ''khor ...

. Babajanyan was previously the chief editor of the ''Zhamanak-Yerevan'' newspaper. In 2006 Babajanyan recognized himself partially guilty for avoiding mandatory service in Armenian Armed Forces and was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. Babajanyan claimed that the case was political in nature and that orders for his imprisonment came from the president of Armenia. Babajanyan was released from imprisonment in August 2009. Babajanyan was elected to the National Assembly in 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 ...

as a member of the

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 Libera ...

party's electoral list. He left the party's parliamentary group in September 2019 and became an independent member of parliament. Babajanyan is the current leader of the For The Republic Party, which he founded in September 2020. In May 2021, Babajanyan was nominated to lead an electoral alliance between the For the Republic Party and the

Christian-Democratic Rebirth Party The Christian-Democratic Rebirth Party (), also known as the Christian Democratic Movement of Armenia or the Christian Democratic Party, is a Christian democratic political party in Armenia, founded on 15 September 2018. History The party was ...

. The alliance, known as the

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 2 ...

, announced its intentions to 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 ...

. Following the election, the alliance received 1.50% of the popular vote, failing to win any seats in the National Assembly. In May 2024, Babajanyan joined the

United Platform of Democratic Forces The United Platform of Democratic Forces () is a political alliance of three extra-parliamentary opposition, extra-parliamentary political parties in Armenia. It was established on 14 May 2024 and is headquartered in Yerevan. History The leaders o ...

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