The United Homeland Party ( hy, Միացյալ հայրենիք կուսակցություն, translit=Miats’yal hayrenik’ kusakts’ut’yun) is an

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...

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. It was founded on 23 April 2021 and is currently led by economist Mher Terteryan.

History

The party was founded during the

2020–2021 Armenian protests The 2020−2021 Armenian protests (also known as the March of Dignity; hy, Արժանապատվության երթ, translit=Arzhanapatvut'yan yert') were a series of protests that began following the Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement on 10 ...

and does not maintain any political representation within the

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. The party currently acts as an

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force. The party confirmed 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 ...

s and also stated that they opposed forming any political alliances. The candidate list was led by Lusine Avagyan. Following the election, the party won just 0.08% of the popular vote, failing to win any seats.

Ideology

The party supports strengthening the military of Armenia, protecting the environment, improving healthcare, and maintaining strong cooperation with

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Electoral record

Parliamentary elections

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