The Artsakh Revolutionary Party ( hy, Արցախի հեղափոխական կուսակցություն) is an

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in Artsakh.

History

The Artsakh Revolutionary Party was established in December 2019, during a conference in Stepanakert. The party participated in the

2020 Artsakhian general election General elections were held in the Republic of Artsakh on 31 March 2020, with a second round of the presidential election on 14 April. Voters elected the President and 33 members of the National Assembly. It was the first time the President and Na ...

, 16 candidates were nominated to participate. However, the party decided not to nominate a presidential candidate. Artur Osipyan, a former lecturer at the

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, was nominated to lead the party. Prior to the election, the party organized a demonstration criticizing the decision to allow the election to proceed during the

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. Osipyan, also called on President

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to resign.

Ideology

The Revolutionary Party of Artsakh supports conservative positions on a number of issues. The party believes in establishing a strong, democratic country that is based on the

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. The party has also called for economic reforms and fighting

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Electoral record

Following the 2020 election, the party gained just 1.80% of the votes after the first round of voting. The party failed to gain any seats in the

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and currently acts as an

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force. Following the election, Osipyan claimed that Presidential winner Arayik Harutyunyan benefited from electoral violations.

References

External links

Artsakh Revolutionary Party Facebook page
Political parties in the Republic of Artsakh Political parties established in 2019 {{Europe-party-stub

History

Ideology

Electoral record

See also

References

External links