The Mission Party () was an

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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 the party came in last place with less than 1% of the vote. In the

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, the party participated as part of the Tsarukyan Alliance. The alliance won 31 seats in the

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. In the 2018 Yerevan City Council elections, the party joined Civil Contract and formed the

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, which won the elections, and their candidate

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became the

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. The

took part in the

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s and won a supermajority of seats within the National Assembly. Prior to the

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s, Civil Contract announced that they would be participating in the elections independently, effectively dissolving the My Step Alliance. Meanwhile, the Mission Party did not register to participate in the 2021 elections. In August 2021, the party merged with the Country of Living Party.

Ideology

During the party formation, leaders made clear that the party would not be explicitly

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but rather the party will focus on advocating the values of freedom and

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in Armenia.

Electoral record

Parliamentary elections

Local elections

Yerevan City Council elections

References

External links

Mission Party on Facebook
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