The Dignity, Democracy, Motherland () was a
nationalist
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political alliance
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in
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 ...
.
History
The alliance was established in 2003 between the
Dignified Future Party and the People's Democratic Party. The alliance nominated Armen Darbinyan as its chairman.
The alliance nominated 71 candidates to participate in the
2003 Armenian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 25 May 2003. There were 56 constituency seats and 75 elected on a national basis using proportional representation. They saw the Republican Party of Armenia emerge as the largest party, with 33 of t ...
. Following the election, the party won 2.8% of the popular vote but failed to win any seats in the
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...
.
The Dignified Future Party, and its leader Lyudmila Harutyunyan, accused Armen Darbinyan of trying to seize power of her party and blamed Darbinyan for the failure of the alliance in the 2003 elections. While, Gagik Aslanyan, the Chairman of the People's Democratic Party, opted to merge his party with
Orinats Yerkir
Orinats Yerkir (, ՕԵԿ/OEK) is a political party operating in Armenia. Its foundation was in 1998, and founder Artur Baghdasaryan continues to lead the party. The party was formerly known as Armenian Renaissance (), during the run-up to the 2017 ...
. As a result, the Dignity, Democracy, Motherland alliance had officially dissolved shortly afterwards.
Ideology
The alliance sought to strengthen
democracy
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, contribute to the development of the socio-economic life of citizens, economic growth, and to support legitimate elections and an accountable parliament.
See also
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Programs of political parties in Armenia
This article lists political parties of the National Assembly of Armenia and represents their programs. Armenia became an independent state in 1991, following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since then, many political parties have been formed, w ...
References
Defunct political party alliances in Armenia
Nationalist parties in Armenia
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