This article lists

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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 ...

and represents their programs.

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 ...

became an independent state in 1991, following the collapse of the

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. Since then, many political parties have been formed, who mainly work with each other to form coalition governments. The country has a

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Armenian Revolutionary Federation

The

Armenian Revolutionary Federation The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (, abbr. ARF (ՀՅԴ) or ARF-D), also known as Dashnaktsutyun (Armenians, Armenian: Դաշնակցություն, Literal translation, lit. "Federation"), is an Armenian nationalism, Armenian nationalist a ...

is a

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party which was founded in 1890, it is an observer member of the

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. The party currently has 10 seats in the National Assembly.

Bright Armenia

Bright Armenia is a

classical liberal Classical liberalism is a political tradition and a branch of liberalism that advocates free market and laissez-faire economics and civil liberties under the rule of law, with special emphasis on individual autonomy, limited government, eco ...

political party founded in 2015. Following the 2018 Armenian parliamentary election, the party emerged as the third largest in the National Assembly with 18 seats. The party is a member of the

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and maintains a pro-European ideology and opposes Armenia's membership in the

Eurasian Economic Union The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU or EEU)EAEU is the acronym used on thorganisation's website However, many media outlets use the acronym EEU. is an economic union of five post-Soviet states located in Eurasia. The EAEU has an integrated single ...

. The party wishes to renegotiate an

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and a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area with the EU instead. Following the 2021 Armenian parliamentary elections, the party lost all political representation in the National Assembly.

Civil Contract

In December 2016, the Way Out Alliance, emerged as a liberal

political alliance A parliamentary group, parliamentary caucus or political group is a group consisting of members of different political parties or independent politicians with similar ideologies. Some parliamentary systems allow smaller political parties, who a ...

in Armenia. The alliance had a

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orientation and believed that Armenia should have closer relations with the

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. As a result of the 2018 Armenian protests,

Nikol Pashinyan Nikol Vovayi Pashinyan (born 1 June 1975) is an Armenian politician who is serving as the 16th and current Prime Minister of Armenia, prime minister of Armenia since 8 May 2018. A journalist by profession, Pashinyan founded his own newspaper in ...

was appointed Prime Minister of Armenia and his party, Civil Contract, was a member of the Way Out Alliance coalition. The alliance had officially dissolved prior to the 2018 Parliamentary elections. Afterwards, Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract party had formed the My Step Alliance with the Mission Party, in August 2018. The alliance won a clear majority in the National Assembly following the 2018 Parliamentary elections. The alliance claimed 88 seats and Pashinyan retained his title as prime minister. Following Pashinyan's victory, he confirmed that although relations with the EU should be strengthened, he would not withdraw Armenia's membership from the Eurasian Economic Union, despite making previous statements questioning Armenia's membership. In the

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s, Civil Contract ran independently and won 61 seats in the National Assembly. Pashinyan and his party maintains a centrist,

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ideology.

European Party of Armenia

The

European Party of Armenia The European Party of Armenia (EPA) () is a Pro-Europeanism, pro-European political party in Armenia. It was founded on 6 November 2018 by Tigran Khzmalyan. The party supports Armenia's Accession of Armenia to the European Union, accession process ...

is a pro-European party established on 6 November 2018. The current leader is

Tigran Khzmalyan Tigran Khzmalyan (also known as Xmalian; ) is an Armenian politician and film director. Since 2018, Khzmalyan serves as the chairman of the European Party of Armenia. Since 2023, Khzmalyan serves as the chair of the Board of Trustees of PanEuropa ...

. The party maintains a liberal ideology, is staunchly anti-Russian and believes that Armenia's future should be connected with

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. The party manifesto calls for the government to begin membership negotiations with the European Union and

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, while also supporting the withdrawal of Armenia from the

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and the Eurasian Economic Union. The party has no representatives in the National Assembly.

Hanrapetutyun Party

The Hanrapetutyun Party is a

centrist Centrism is the range of political ideologies that exist between left-wing politics and right-wing politics on the left–right political spectrum. It is associated with moderate politics, including people who strongly support moderate policie ...

, pro-European political party in Armenia. The party was founded in 2001 by former members of 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 ...

. Prior to the 2018 Armenian parliamentary election, the party formed the We Alliance with the Free Democrats, another pro-European political party in Armenia. However, the alliance received just 2% of the vote. As this was lower than the 5% minimum threshold required, the We Alliance of Hanrapetutyn and the Free Democrats failed to gain representation in the National Assembly. The alliance subsequently dissolved.

Heritage

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is a centre-right political party founded in 2002. Its leader is Raffi Hovannisian. The party is a

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and pro-European party. It holds observer member status in the European People's Party. The party favors integration of Armenia into the European Union and ultimate accession. The party however did not participate in the 2018 parliamentary elections.

Homeland Party

The Homeland Party is a centre-right political party in Armenia. It was founded on 30 May 2020 by Artur Vanetsyan. The party has no representation in the National Assembly.

National Progress Party of Armenia

The National Progress Party of Armenia is a

left-wing Left-wing politics describes the range of Ideology#Political ideologies, political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy either as a whole or of certain social ...

political party in Armenia, founded on October 3, 2018 by a group of political activists following the 2018 Armenian Velvet Revolution. The party announced

social liberalism Social liberalism is a political philosophy and variety of liberalism that endorses social justice, social services, a mixed economy, and the expansion of civil and political rights, as opposed to classical liberalism which favors limited g ...

and direct-democracy as its principal ideology and was formerly the only party whose list of candidates was headed by a woman, Lusine Haroyan. Haroyan stated during an interview that the party considers the role women play in politics is very important and the NPP has the most women on their list from all the political forces participating in the elections, with 43 out of the 83-person list being women. The party advocates for maintaining strong relations with the European Union, the United States, and Russia.

One Armenia Party

One Armenia Party is a centrist political party. It was founded on 19 February 2019 by Arthur Ghazinian. The party has no representation in the National Assembly.

Prosperous Armenia Party

The

Prosperous Armenia Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP; , abbreviated as ԲՀԿ BHK), is a conservative list of political parties in Armenia, political party in Armenia. It was founded by businessman Gagik Tsarukyan on 30 April 2004, when the constituent congress of the ...

party was formed in 2004 and its leader is Gagik Tsarukyan. There is a debate whether Robert Kocharyan, the second president of Armenia, has a strong influence over the party. The party currently has no seats in the National Assembly. The party was formerly a member of the Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe and maintains a

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and

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ideology. The party supports Armenia's membership in the Eurasian Economic Union.

Reborn Armenia

Reborn Armenia, also translated as Resurgent Armenia and Reviving Armenia, was founded on 20 March 2021 and is currently led by Vahe A. Hakobyan. The party has no seats in the National Assembly.

Republican Party of Armenia

The

was the main ruling party in Armenia from 1995 to 2018. The party was founded in 1990, its leader is Serzh Sargsyan. The party has 4 seats in the National Assembly. The party maintains a

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ideology and is an observer member of the

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Rule of Law

The

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party is a

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political party, led by Artur Baghdasarian. In the 2007 Armenian parliamentary elections, it only obtained 9 seats in parliament, in contrast to 19 seats in the 2003 elections. Baghdasaryan stated that "Armenia's membership in the European Union should be one of the key priorities of our country's present and future foreign policy, as EU membership will open new avenues for Armenia." The party is an observer member of the

. In the February 2008 presidential election, Baghdasarian was the party's candidate; he placed third with 17.7% of the vote according to final official results. The Rule of Law party failed to receive any seats in the National Assembly following the 2018 parliamentary elections.

Sasna Tsrer Pan-Armenian Party

The Sasna Tsrer Pan-Armenian Party is an

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political party that was founded in September 2018 during the

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. The party calls for unification of Armenia and neighboring

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. The party maintains an anti-Russian stance and supports the withdrawal of Armenia from both the Eurasian Economic Union and the

. Party members advocate for a strategic alliance with the

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and the European Union. Sasna Tsrer participated in the 2018 parliamentary elections but failed to gain any representation in the National Assembly. The party is a member of the National Democratic Pole.

United Labour Party

The United Labour Party is a

social-democratic Social democracy is a social, economic, and political philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy and a gradualist, reformist, and democratic approach toward achieving social equality. In modern practice, socia ...

political party. It is led by Gurgen Arsenyan. The party has one seat in the National Assembly.

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