The 5165 National Conservative Movement Party ( hy, 5165 Ազգային պահպանողական շարժում կուսակցություն, translit=5165 Azgayin pahpanoghakan sharzhum kusakts’ut’yun) is an

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. It was founded on 22 April 2021 and is currently led by Karin Tonoyan.

History

The 5165 National Conservative Movement Party was founded in April 2021 and Karin Tonoyan was elected chairwoman of the party. The number within the name of the party represents the height of

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. The party announced its intentions to participate in the

2021 Armenian parliamentary election Snap parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 20 June 2021. The elections had initially been scheduled for 9 December 2023, but were called earlier due to a political crisis following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War and an alleged attempted ...

. Following the election, the party won 1.22% of the popular vote, failing to win any seats in the

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. Currently, the party acts as an

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force.

Ideology

The party supports increasing the security of the country, developing a stronger military, healthcare reform, strengthening the economy, encouraging the repatriation of the

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, and supporting independence for Artsakh.

Electoral record

Parliamentary elections

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