Uzh Hayrenyats ( hy, Հայրենիքի զորություն), also known as Strength of the Fatherland or Strength of the Homeland is a

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History

The Strength of the Fatherland party was founded on 3 April 2022 during a party congress held in

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. During the congress,

Tigran Arzakantsyan Tigran Grishayi Arzakantsyan ( hy, Տիգրան Գրիշայի Արզաքանցյան; born 7 August 1966) is an Armenian businessman and politician who formerly served as a deputy of the National Assembly of Armenia. He is the owner of the Great ...

was elected as party Chairman while Arzakantsyan's wife, Natalia Rotenberg was elected as the chairperson of the supreme council. Arzakantsyan had previously served as a deputy in the

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as a member 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 ...

. Prior to the

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s, Arzakantsyan announced his intent to participate in the elections with the

Democratic Party of Armenia The Democratic Party of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի Դեմոկրատական Կուսակցություն, ''Hayastani Demokratakan Kusaktsutyun'') is a democratic socialist political party in Armenia. It was established in 1991 by Aram Gasp ...

, but was disqualified by the

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from running for office as he was unable to meet residency requirements. The party does not maintain any representation within the National Assembly and currently acts as an

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force. On 6 June 2022, the party announced that Natalia Rotenberg would be nominated to run for

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elections. Although the party had initially nominated Rotenberg as mayoral candidate, the party ultimately nominated Nelli Harutyunyan as their candidate due to Natalia Rotenberg's lack of proficiency of the

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. On 20 September 2022, Tigran Arzakantsyan held a meeting with

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. The sides discussed cooperation among extra-parliamentary groups. Following the

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, the party won just 0.74% of the vote, failing to win any seats in the Yerevan City Council.

Ideology

Tigran Arzakantsyan has pledged to collaborate with "patriots" across the country and the

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to find solutions to issues currently facing Armenia and Artsakh. On 18 March 2022, Arzakantsyan stated, "I appeal to you with a call for unity, let's unite around the Strength of the Fatherland party. Your participation will further strengthen and increase our common, unified National Force, which will become the guarantee of our long-term security, development and empowerment." The party also supports fighting

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, improving the quality of life for citizens, further developing the

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of the country, ensure secure borders, and modernize and strengthen the

Armenian army The Armed Forces of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի զինված ուժեր, Hayastani zinvats uzher), sometimes referred to as the Armenian Army ( hy, Հայկական Բանակ, Haykakan Banak), is the national military of Armenia. It consist ...

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