The We Alliance ( hy, Մենք դաշինք, translit=Menk’ dashink’) was a liberal

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of two

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: the

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Party and the Free Democrats.

History

The alliance was formed on 10 November 2018, leaders of both parties held a signing ceremony in Yerevan where a memorandum of cooperation was initialed. In addition, several members of the Armenian Dream party decided to join the We Alliance. The alliance participated in the

2018 Armenian parliamentary election Snap parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 9 December 2018, as none of the parties in the National Assembly were able to put forward and then elect a candidate for Prime Minister in the two-week period following the resignation of incum ...

, however they did not win any seats in the

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. The alliance received 2.0% of the popular vote and had 133 candidates up for election across the country. Despite the alliances loss, the leaders of both parties emphasized that the election was free and fair. Leaders also discussed the idea of both parties working together again in the future.

Ideology

Both parties are considerably pro-European and have called for closer relations and

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between Armenia and the

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. During the election campaign, the Free Democrats advocated that Armenia should withdraw its membership from the

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and pursue closer relations with the EU. The party also advocated for visa-free travel for Armenian citizens to the EU's

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. The Republic Party also campaigned on the platform that Armenia should withdraw from the Eurasian Union and the

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. The party supports Armenia's eventual accession to the EU, but stressed that it is not

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. The alliance also supported the development of a Western style

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, rule of law and a sustainable civil society in Armenia as well as developing a stronger

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History

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