The Intellectual Armenia 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 ...

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. It was founded on 30 April 2021 and is led by Chairman Manuk Sukiasyan.

History

The party was founded during the

2020–2021 Armenian protests The 2020−2021 Armenian protests (also known as the March of Dignity; ) were a series of protests that began following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement, Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement on 10 November 2020. After Prime Minister ...

. Manuk Sukiasyan was a former member of the

Mission Party The Mission Party () was an Armenian political party founded on 2 February 2013. In August 2021, the party announced its decision to merge with the Country of Living Party. History Its debut was at the 2013 Yerevan City Council election, where ...

and an ally of Prime Minister

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, however Sukiasyan left the Mission Party and called on Pashinyan to resign. The party does not maintain any political representation in the

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and currently acts as an

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force. The party endorsed the

Armenia Alliance Armenia Alliance (, HD) is an Armenian political alliance. It was founded in 2021 and is currently led by former President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan. History During the 2020–2021 Armenian protests, Robert Kocharyan endorsed the Homeland Salv ...

in the

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. Prior to the

2023 Yerevan City Council election Yerevan City Council elections were held on 17 September 2023. The Yerevan City Council comprises 65 members, including the mayor and the first deputy mayor, elected through a proportional electoral system. City Council members are elected for a f ...

, the party announced it would join the

Mother Armenia Alliance The Mother Armenia Alliance () is an Armenian political party. History The Mother Armenia Alliance was established on 9 August 2023 during a founding congress held in Yerevan. Chairman of the party, Andranik Tevanyan, was a former non-partisan ...

. Following the election, the alliance won 12 seats in the

Yerevan City Council The Yerevan City Council () is the lawmaking body of the city of Yerevan, the capital and largest city of Armenia. It has 65 members elected by party-list proportional representation system, headed by the Mayor of Yerevan. The council monitors p ...

Ideology

The party greatly values education and the party believes that they can improve the status of the country through knowledge. The party calls for creating a prosperous future through science, education, and aims to protect the interests of small and medium-sized businesses. The party also calls for the protection of

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, developing a strong economy, and improving the efficiency of the army.

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History

Ideology

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