The Artsakh Republican Party () was a

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, ...

in Artsakh.

Arkadi Ghukasyan Arkadi Arshaviri Ghukasyan (; born 22 June 1957) is an Armenian politician who served as the second President of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. He was elected as the President on 8 September 1997 and re-elected in 2002, until his ...

, former

President of Artsakh The president of the Republic of Artsakh (, ) is the head of state and head of government of the government-in-exile of the once de facto Republic of Artsakh. In a constitutional referendum held in 2017, citizens of the republic voted in favo ...

, was the chairman of the party.

History

The Artsakh Republican Party was established on 17 May 2015 during a party conference held in

Stepanakert Stepanakert officially Khankendi is a city in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. It was the capital city of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh prior to the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in ...

. The party declared itself a

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party with a

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outlook which supports the development of

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human rights Human rights are universally recognized Morality, moral principles or Social norm, norms that establish standards of human behavior and are often protected by both Municipal law, national and international laws. These rights are considered ...

, and equality in Artsakh. The party also seeks to develop a strong and secure state, while seeking

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of the country. Founders of the party include Karen Ohanjanyan, Chairman of the Social Justice Party and Ararat Petrosyan, Chairman of the Armenia is Our Home party. Party leaders announced that the party has no connection with the

Republican Party of Armenia The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA, ; , ''HHK'') is a National conservatism, national-conservative List of political parties in Armenia, political party in Armenia led by the third president of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan. It was the first polit ...

, a political party with the same name operating in Armenia. The party officially endorsed

Arayik Harutyunyan Arayik Vladimiri Harutyunyan (; born 14 December 1973) is an Armenian politician who served as the fourth president of the Republic of Artsakh from May 2020 to September 2023. Under his predecessor Bako Sahakyan, he served as the sixth and last ...

prior to the

2020 Artsakhian general election General elections were held in the Republic of Artsakh on 31 March 2020, with a second round of the presidential election on 14 April. Voters elected the President and 33 members of the National Assembly. It was the first (and only) time the Pres ...

. The party currently has no representation in the

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and acts as an

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force.

References

External links

Artsakh Republican Party
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