The National Christian Party ( hy, Ազգային քրիստոնեական կուսակցություն, translit=Azgayin k’ristoneakan kusakts’ut’yun), also known as the Awakening National Christian Party is a
conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...
in
Armenia
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.
History
The party was founded on 29 April 2021 during the
2020–2021 Armenian protests, and is led by Ara Zohrabyan. The party confirmed it would 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 ...
s. Following the election, the party won just 0.36% of the popular vote.
The party does not maintain any representation within the
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...
and currently acts as an
extra-parliamentary An extra-parliamentary opposition is a political movement opposed to a ruling government or political party that chooses not to engage in elections. Many social movements could be categorized as an extra-parliamentary opposition.
Europe
The Ger ...
force.
In November 2021, the party participated in local elections in the city of
Gyumri
Gyumri ( hy, Գյումրի, ) is an urban municipal community and the second-largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative center of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. By the end of the 19th century, when the city w ...
, winning 4 seats on the Gyumri city council.
Ideology
The party seeks to develop a strong nation-state, strengthen the military, develop the economy, and protect the rights of citizens, while basing its core beliefs on
Christian
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
values and protecting the role of the
Armenian Apostolic Church
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in society. The party also supports the self-determination of
Artsakh.
Electoral record
Parliamentary elections
See also
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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 ...
References
External links
National Christian Partyon Facebook
{{Armenian political parties
Political parties established in 2021
Political parties in Armenia
Conservative parties in Armenia
2021 establishments in Armenia
Christian democratic parties in Europe