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2007 Armenian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 12 May 2007. 1,364 candidates ran for the 131 seats, 41 of which were constituency seats with the remaining 90 being filled by a proportional party-list system. The electoral threshold was five per cent. Results The BBC reported a turnout of over 60%. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe judged the elections to have "demonstrated improvement" over previous parliamentary elections, but said "the stated intention by the Armenian authorities to conduct an election in line with OSCE commitments and international standards was not fully realized." Critics and opposition politicians had announced their fears that the polls would not be democratic, despite officials' reassurances that the changes to the voting laws would ensure a more democratic election than the greatly criticised 2003 one. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the 131 seats. However, the elections were strongly criticized by international election monitors, who cited widespread fraud and noted that they fell short of democratic standards. St. Petersburg Times Results References {{Portal bar, Politics |
Orinats Yerkir
Orinats Yerkir ( hy, Օրինաց երկիր, lit=Rule of Law, 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 ( hy, Հայկական վերածնունդ, translit=Haykakan veratsnund), during the run-up to the 2017 parliamentary elections. The party's name is translated into English in a number of ways, including Country of Law and Rule of Law. Party history The party participated in elections for the first time during the 1999 Armenian parliamentary election, winning a total of 6 seats in the National Assembly. Following the 2003 elections, the party won 19 seats. Also in 2003, Gagik Aslanyan, the Chairman of the People's Democratic Party, opted to merge his party with Orinats Yerkir. Following the 2007 Armenian parliamentary elections, the party obtained 9 seats in the National Assembly. In the February 2008 presidential elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marxist Party Of Armenia
The Marxist Party of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի մարքսիստական կուսակցություն, ''Hayastani Marksistakan Kusaktsutiun'') was a political party in Armenia. History Prior to the 2003 Armenian parliamentary election, the party formed part of the Free and Fair Armenia electoral alliance together with the Union of Communists of Armenia party. However, the bloc was denied registration on the grounds that neither of the two parties had submitted proper registration. The Marxist Party of Armenia had registered in 1997, but failed to get re-register by 1 January 2003. As such, neither of the two parties could participate in the 2003 elections. On 7 July 2003, the party had officially merged with the United Communist Party of Armenia. Despite the merger, the party did participate independently in the 2007 Armenian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 12 May 2007. 1,364 candidates ran for the 131 seats, 41 of which were consti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Liberal National Party
The United Liberal National Party ( hy, Միացյալ Ազատական Ազգային Կուսակցություն, ''Miatsyal Azatakan Azgayin Kusaktsutyun''), also known by its Armenian initials ( hy, ՄԻԱԿ, ''MIAK''), is an Armenian national liberal political party established in 2007 and headquartered in Yerevan, Armenia. Co-founder Levon Martirosyan was elected as an MP from the Republican Party of Armenia in 2012. Ideology The party maintains a centre-right political position. It advocates for the peaceful resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, fighting against domestic corruption, strengthening Armenia's democracy, liberalization of the economy, deepening progress towards Armenia’s European integration and maintaining positive relations with the EU, the United States, Russia, Iran and Georgia. Parliamentary elections Having announced the goal to present a political presence and form a new political agenda through the election process, MIAK conducted its pre-e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party Of Armenia
The Democratic Party of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի Դեմոկրատական Կուսակցություն, ''Hayastani Demokratakan Kusaktsutyun'') is a democratic socialist political party in Armenia. It was established in 1991 by Aram Gaspar Sargsyan, the last secretary of the Soviet-era Communist Party of Armenia when the party ruled the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (Armenian SSR) from 1920 until 1990. History Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the Armenian SSR, the ruling Communist Party of Armenia had fallen into great disfavor. Its running secretary, Aram Gaspar Sargsyan, dissolved the party and established the Democratic Party of Armenia, appointing himself as the first secretary of the new party. Meanwhile, Ruben Tovmasyan and some other party members, clearly unfavorable to Sargsyan's move to dissolve the original Communist Party of Armenia, founded a new Armenian Communist Party shortly thereafter. The party participated in the 1999 Armenia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenian Communist Party
The Armenian Communist Party ( hy, Հայաստանի կոմունիստական կուսակցություն, ՀԿԿ; ''Hayastani Komunistakan Kusaktsutyun'', HKK) is a communist party in Armenia. It considers itself the successor to the Armenian branch of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. It is the main communist party in Armenia and claimed 18,000 (mostly elderly) members in 2006. HKK publishes ''Hayastani Komunist'' and ''Pravda Armenii''. It should not be confused with the historical Communist Party of Armenia during the Soviet era, nor the Democratic Party of Armenia, a party founded by the last secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia, Aram G. Sargsyan. Leaders The title of the party leader is First Secretary. *1991–1999: Sergey Badalyan *2000–2005: Vladimir Darbinyan *2005–2013: Ruben Tovmasyan *2013–: Tachat Sargsyan Ideology The party was described as "staunchly pro-Russian" by the US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in 2002. In a 1994 rall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impeachment Union
The Impeachment Union ( hy, Իմպիչմենթ դաշինք) was a political party in Armenia. History Following the 2007 Armenian parliamentary elections, the party won no seats, winning a popular vote of just 1.29%. The union's leader was Nikol Pashinyan. The union's main goal was the impeachment of the then president Robert Kocharyan. The party officially dissolved in 2008, after the nomination of Levon Ter-Petrosyan Levon Hakobi Ter-Petrosyan ( hy, Լևոն Հակոբի Տեր-Պետրոսյան; born 9 January 1945), also known by his initials LTP, is an Armenian politician who served as the first president of Armenia from 1991 until his resignation in 1998 ... as candidate in the Armenian presidential election and party members opted to merge with Levon Ter-Petrosyan's led Armenian National Congress party. See also * Civil Contract * Programs of political parties in Armenia * Politics of Armenia References 2007 establishments in Armenia 2008 disestablishments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanrapetutyun Party
The Hanrapetutyun Party ( hy, Հանրապետություն կուսակցություն, lit=Republic Party) is a pro-European political party in Armenia. The party was founded by ex-members from the Republican Party of Armenia and members of the Yerkrapah Volunteer Union: Aram Sargsyan, Albert Bazeyan, Vagharshak Harutiunyan, Ara Ketikyan, among others, in April 2001. History Following the 2003 Armenian parliamentary election, the party won 1 out of 131 seats. The party was aligned with the Justice coalition. In the 2007 Armenian parliamentary elections, the party failed to win any seats with a popular vote of just 1.65%. The party participated in the 2012 Armenian parliamentary election, winning two seats. In the 2017 Armenian parliamentary election and 2017 Yerevan City Council election, it took part in the elections as part of the Way Out Alliance together with the Civil Contract and Bright Armenia parties, winning few seats in each. Following the Velvet Revolution i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Party Of Armenia
The People's Party of Armenia (in Armenian: Հայաստանի Ժողովրդական Կուսակցություն, ''Hayastani Zhoghovrdakan Kusaktsutyun'') is a socialist political party in Armenia. History Prior to the 1999 Armenian parliamentary election, the People's Party of Armenia formed a political alliance with the Republican Party of Armenia, known as the "Unity Bloc". The alliance won 41.4% of the popular vote, winning 62 seats in the National Assembly. The party decided to participate as part of the Justice coalition in the 2003 Armenian parliamentary election. After the election, the Justice coalition won 13.6% of the popular vote and 14 out of 131 seats. It became the second largest group within the National Assembly. Its presidential candidate, Stepan Demirchyan, won 28.03% of the popular vote in the first voting round of the 2003 Armenian presidential election, but lost the presidential election after the second voting round. The party ran independently in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Party (Armenia)
The Union Party' ( hy, "Դաշինք" կուսակցություն; ''"Dashink" kusaktsutiun'') was a political party in Armenia. History Following the 2007 Armenian parliamentary elections, the party did not win any seats in the National Assembly with a popular vote of 2.44%. The party has not participated in any subsequent elections and has since dissolved. See also *Politics of Armenia *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, after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since then, many political parties were formed in it, who m ... Political parties in Armenia Political parties with year of establishment missing {{Armenia-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Party (Armenia)
The People's Party ( hy, Ժողովրդական Կուսակցություն, Zhoghovrdakan Kusaktsutyun) is a political party in Armenia which was founded in 1995. History The party participated in the 1995 Armenian parliamentary election, winning just 0.9% of the popular vote. In the 2007 Armenian parliamentary elections, the party ran independently and gained 2.74% of the popular vote but failed to win any seats in the National Assembly. The party nominated Karapetyan as its candidate in the 2008 Armenian presidential election. He came in sixth place, receiving 0.60% of the vote. The party participated in the 2009 Yerevan City Council election, gaining 2.15% of the vote, but failing to win any seats in the Yerevan City Council. Prior to the 2012 Armenian parliamentary election, party leader Tigran Karapetyan claimed that his party would win seats, however, the party won just 0.58% of the popular vote following the election. In 2014, party leaders announced their dissatisfac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Times (Armenia)
New Times ( hy, Նոր Ժամանակներ; ''Nor Zhamanakner'') is a centrist political party in Armenia, led by Aram Karapetyan. History Debuting in the 2007 Armenian parliamentary elections, the party obtained just 3.48% of the popular vote and gained no seats in the National Assembly of Armenia. The party has not directly participated in any subsequent Armenian parliamentary elections since 2007. The party officially boycotted the 2017 Armenian parliamentary election and refused to participate, labeling the elections as a 'circus event'. Ideology The main goal of the party is to establish Armenia as a powerful state within the Caucasus region. The party is strongly Pro-Russian and believes that Russia is Armenia's strongest ally. The party also advocates for improving democracy and social justice, establishing an independent economy, maintaining good relations with Iran and seeks to deepen Armenia's European integration and relations with the European Union. In 2011, the part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
