The Towards Russia Party ( hy, Ուժեղ Հայաստան Ռուսաստանի հետ, translit=Uzhegh Hayastan Rrusastani het), also known as Strong Armenia with Russia Party is an

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History

The party held its founding congress on 6 February 2021 and it is led by Hayk Babukhanyan. The party does not have any political representation within the

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and currently acts as an

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force. Following the

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, the party confirmed that it would participate in the

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s, but ultimately the party failed to register. Hayk Babukhanyan held a meeting with Mher Mesropyan, leader of the Voice of the Nation Party. The leaders discussed possible cooperation between the two parties. Representatives from the

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and the

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Party were also present and endorsed the creation of a

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. All four parties called for greater integration between Armenia and Russia, while also supporting closer ties between Artsakh and Russia. On 13 April 2021, the Towards Russia Party, the Voice of the Nation Party, and the Constitutional Rights Union officially announced the formation of a political alliance named "New Union". Meanwhile, the Alliance Party initially supported the "New Union" alliance, but opted not to join.

Ideology

The party is staunchly pro-Russian, and calls for Armenia to create a deeper partnership with

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and to join the Union State of Belarus and Russia. In February 2021, the party held a rally in Yerevan where Hayk Babukhanyan stated, "Long live a strong Armenia with Russia, long live the military-political brotherhood of the Russian-Armenian peoples." The party also calls for increasing the defense and security budget. The party has opposed Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's

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policies and has claimed Pashinyan is being

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by George Soros.

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