Hello Yerevan ( hy, Բարև Երևան, translit=Barev Yerevan), was a
political alliance
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in
Armenia
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. It was led by
Armen Martirosyan.
History
The Hello Yerevan alliance was established prior to the
2013 Yerevan City Council election
Yerevan City Council election was held on May 5, 2013. The Republican Party of Armenia won 56% of the total vote, Prosperous Armenia had 23%, while Barev Yerevan won over 8%. The opposition parties and the local observers denounced the elections ...
with the intent to participate in the municipal elections. The alliance mainly consisted of members from the
Heritage
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party and included some members from the
Democratic Way Party
The Democratic Way Party ( hy, Ժողովրդավարական ուղի կուսակցություն, translit=Zhoghovrdavarakan ughi kusakts’ut’yun), also known as the People's Way party, is a political party in Armenia. It is led by Manuel G ...
, the
Democratic Homeland Party
The Democratic Homeland Party ( hy, Ժողովրդավարական հայրենիք կուսակցություն) is an Armenian political party. The Chairman of the party is Petros Makeyan.
History
The party was founded in 1988. The party withdr ...
, the
Conservative Party
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, and other political activists.
Raffi Hovannisian
Raffi K. Richardi Hovannisian ( hy, Րաֆֆի Կ. Ռիչարդի Հովհաննիսյան; hyw, Րաֆֆի Կ. Ռիչարդի Յովհաննէսեան; born 20 November 1959) is an Armenian politician, the first Foreign Minister of Armenia and t ...
, leader of the Heritage party launched the alliance's first-day of campaigning with a tree planting ceremony in central Yerevan. Meanwhile,
Armen Martirosyan, also a member of the Heritage party, was nominated to lead the alliance and was the alliance's candidate for
Mayor of Yerevan
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.
The alliance made clear that they were opposed to the rule of the
Republican Party of Armenia
The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA, hy, Հայաստանի Հանրապետական Կուսակցություն, ՀՀԿ; ''Hayastani Hanrapetakan Kusaktsutyun'', ''HHK'') is a national-conservative political party in Armenia led by the thir ...
and announced that they would be open to working along side other opposition parties, namely the
Armenian National Congress
The Armenian National Congress ( hy, italic=yes, Հայ Ազգային Կոնգրես, translit=Hay Azgayin Kongres) is an Armenian political party led by former president Levon Ter-Petrosyan and formed in 2008. Its direct predecessor was the Pa ...
and the
Armenian Revolutionary Federation
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation ( hy, Հայ Յեղափոխական Դաշնակցութիւն, ՀՅԴ ( classical spelling), abbr. ARF or ARF-D) also known as Dashnaktsutyun (collectively referred to as Dashnaks for short), is an Armenian ...
. However, both of these parties rejected cooperating with Hello Yerevan.
Following the election, the alliance came in third place receiving 8.48% of the vote. The alliance won six seats in the
Yerevan City Council
The Yerevan City Council () is the lawmaking body of the city of Yerevan, the capital and largest city of Armenia. It has 65 members elected by Party-list proportional representation system, headed by the Mayor of Yerevan. The Council serves as a ...
.
The alliance did not participate in any subsequent elections and has since dissolved.
Ideology
The alliance campaigned on anti-
corruption
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platform, pledging to eliminate the rule of oligarchs and increase government transparency. The alliance also vowed to improve urban planning, sanitation, and transportation in Yerevan.
Electoral record
Local elections
Following the
2013 Yerevan City Council election
Yerevan City Council election was held on May 5, 2013. The Republican Party of Armenia won 56% of the total vote, Prosperous Armenia had 23%, while Barev Yerevan won over 8%. The opposition parties and the local observers denounced the elections ...
, the alliance came in third place, winning 8.48% of the vote.
See also
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Programs of political parties in Armenia
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References
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Political parties established in 2013
2013 establishments in Armenia
Defunct political party alliances in Armenia