This article lists

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of the National Assembly of Armenia and represents their programs.

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 ''O ...

became an independent state in 1991, after the collapse of the

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. Since then, many political parties were formed in it, who mainly work with each other to form

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. Currently the country has a

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Armenian Revolutionary Federation

Armenian Revolutionary Federation The Armenian Revolutionary Federation ( hy, Հայ Յեղափոխական Դաշնակցութիւն, ՀՅԴ ( classical spelling), abbr. ARF or ARF-D) also known as Dashnaktsutyun (collectively referred to as Dashnaks for short), is an Armenian ...

is a

centre-left Centre-left politics lean to the left on the left–right political spectrum but are closer to the centre than other left-wing politics. Those on the centre-left believe in working within the established systems to improve social justice. The ...

party which was founded in 1890, it is an observer member of the

Party of European Socialists The Party of European Socialists (PES) is a social democratic and progressive European political party. The PES comprises national-level political parties from all member states of the European Union (EU) plus Norway and the United Kingdom. ...

. The party currently has 10 seats in the National Assembly.

Bright Armenia

Bright Armenia Bright Armenia ( hy, Լուսավոր Հայաստան, translit=Lusavor Hayastan) is a classical liberal political party in Armenia founded on 12 December 2015. History In 2017, Bright Armenia launched an educational program aimed at advancing ...

is a classical liberal political party founded in 2015. Following the 2018 Armenian parliamentary election, the party emerged as the third largest in the National Assembly with 18 seats. The party is a member of the

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and maintains a pro-European ideology and opposes Armenia's membership in the

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. The party wishes to renegotiate an Association Agreement and a

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with the EU instead. Following the 2021 Armenian parliamentary elections, the party lost all political representation in the National Assembly.

Civil Contract

In December 2016, the

Way Out Alliance The Way Out Alliance ( hy, «Ելք» դաշինք, ԵԼՔ; ''YELK Dashink, YELQ'') or Yelk Alliance or simply Yelk or Way Out was a liberal political alliance of three political parties in Armenia: Civil Contract, Bright Armenia and the Hanrap ...

, emerged as a liberal

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in Armenia. The alliance had a

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orientation and believed that Armenia should have closer relations with the

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. As a result of the

2018 Armenian protests The 2018 Armenian Revolution, most commonly known in Armenia as #MerzhirSerzhin ( hy, ՄերժիրՍերժին, meaning "#RejectSerzh"), was a series of anti-government protests in Armenia from April to May 2018 staged by various political and ...

, Nikol Pashinyan was appointed Prime Minister of Armenia and his party, Civil Contract, was a member of the Way Out Alliance coalition. The alliance had officially dissolved prior to the 2018 Parliamentary elections. Afterwards, Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract party had formed the My Step Alliance with the

Mission Party The Mission Party ( hy, Առաքելություն կուսակցություն, translit=Arrak’elut’yun kusakts’ut’yun) was an Armenian political party founded on 2 February 2013. In August 2021, the party announced its decision to merge ...

, in August 2018. The alliance won a clear majority in the National Assembly following the 2018 Parliamentary elections. The alliance claimed 88 seats and Pashinyan retained his title as Prime Minister. Following Pashinyan's victory, he confirmed that although relations with the EU should be strengthened, he would not withdraw Armenia's membership from the Eurasian Union, despite making previous statements questioning Armenia's membership. In the 2021 Armenian parliamentary elections, Civil Contract ran independently and won 61 seats in the National Assembly. Pashinyan and his party currently maintains a centrist,

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ideology.

European Party of Armenia

The European Party of Armenia is a pro-European party established on 6 November 2018. The current leader is Tigran Khzmalyan. The party maintains a liberal ideology, is staunchly anti-Russian and believes that Armenia's future should be connected with Europe. The party manifesto calls for the government to begin membership negotiations with the European Union and

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, while also supporting the withdrawal of Armenia from the

Collective Security Treaty Organization The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is an intergovernmental military alliance in Eurasia consisting of six post-Soviet states: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan. The Collective Security Treat ...

and the Eurasian Union.

Hanrapetutyun Party

The Hanrapetutyun Party is a

centrist Centrism is a political outlook or position involving acceptance or support of a balance of social equality and a degree of social hierarchy while opposing political changes that would result in a significant shift of society strongly to the ...

, pro-European political party in Armenia. The party was founded in 2001 by ex-members of the Republican Party of Armenia. Prior to the 2018 Armenian parliamentary election, the party formed the We Alliance with the Free Democrats, another pro-European political party in Armenia. However, the alliance received just 2% of the vote. As this was lower than the 5% minimum threshold required, the We Alliance of Hanrapetutyn and the Free Democrats failed to gain representation in the National Assembly. The alliance subsequently dissolved.

Heritage

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is a centre-right political party founded in 2002. Its current leader is

Raffi Hovannisian Raffi K. Richardi Hovannisian ( hy, Րաֆֆի Կ. Ռիչարդի Հովհաննիսյան; hyw, Րաֆֆի Կ. Ռիչարդի Յովհաննէսեան; born 20 November 1959) is an Armenian politician, the first Foreign Minister of Armenia and t ...

, the party is a pro-Western and pro-European party. It holds observer member status in the European People's Party. The party favors integration of Armenia into the

and ultimate accession. The party however did not participate in the 2018 parliamentary elections.

Homeland Party

The Homeland Party is a centre-right political party in Armenia. It was founded on 30 May 2020 by Artur Vanetsyan. The party has no representation in the National Assembly.

National Progress Party of Armenia

The

National Progress Party of Armenia The National Progress Party of Armenia () is a political party in Armenia, founded on 3 October 2018, by a group of political activists following the 2018 Armenian Velvet Revolution. History Founders of the party included several activists f ...

is a

left-wing Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...

political party in Armenia, founded on October 3, 2018 by a group of political activists following the 2018 Armenian Velvet Revolution. The party announced

social liberalism Social liberalism (german: Sozialliberalismus, es, socioliberalismo, nl, Sociaalliberalisme), also known as new liberalism in the United Kingdom, modern liberalism, or simply liberalism in the contemporary United States, left-liberalism ...

and direct-democracy as its principal ideology and is currently the only party whose list of candidates is headed by a woman, Lusine Haroyan. Haroyan stated during an interview that the party considers the role women play in politics is very important and the NPP has the most women on their list from all the political forces participating in the elections, with 43 out of the 83-person list being women. The party advocates for maintaining strong relations with the European Union, the United States and Russia.

One Armenia Party

One Armenia Party One Armenia Party ( hy, Մեկ Հայաստան կուսակցություն, translit=Mek Hayastan kusakts’ut’yun) is a centrist political party in Armenia. It was founded on 19 February 2019 by Arthur Ghazinian. History The founding cong ...

is a centrist political party in Armenia. It was founded on 19 February 2019 by Arthur Ghazinian. Currently, the party has no representation in the National Assembly.

Prosperous Armenia Party

The Prosperous Armenia party was formed in 2004 and its current leader is Gagik Tsarukyan. There is a debate whether Robert Kocharyan, the second president of Armenia has a strong influence over the party. The party currently has no seats in the National Assembly. The party is a member of the Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe and maintains a

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and Pro-Russian ideology. The party supports Armenia's membership in the Eurasian Union.

Reborn Armenia

Reborn Armenia, also translated as Resurgent Armenia and Reviving Armenia, was founded on 20 March 2021 and is currently led by Vahe A. Hakobyan. The party currently has no seats in the National Assembly.

Republican Party of Armenia

The Republican Party of Armenia was the main ruling party in Armenia from 1995 to 2018. The party was founded in 1990, its current leader is

Serzh Sargsyan Serzh Azati Sargsyan ( hy, Սերժ Ազատի Սարգսյան, ; born 30 June 1954)Of ...

. The party has 4 seats in the National Assembly. The party maintains a

right-wing Right-wing politics describes the range of Ideology#Political ideologies, political ideologies that view certain social orders and Social stratification, hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this pos ...

ideology and is an observer member of the

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Rule of Law

The

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party is a

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political party in Armenia, led by Artur Baghdasarian. In the 2007 Armenian parliamentary elections, it only obtained 9 seats in parliament, in contrast to 19 seats in the 2003 elections. Baghdasaryan stated that "Armenia's membership in the European Union should be one of the key priorities of our country's present and future foreign policy, as EU membership will open new avenues for Armenia." The party is an observer member of the

. In the February 2008 presidential election, Baghdasarian was the party's candidate; he placed third with 17.7% of the vote according to final official results. The Rule of Law party failed to receive any seats in the National Assembly following the 2018 parliamentary elections.

Sasna Tsrer Pan-Armenian Party

Sasna Tsrer Pan-Armenian Party Sasna Tsrer Pan-Armenian Party ( hy, Սասնա Ծռեր համահայկական կուսակցություն, ''Sasna Tsřer hamahaykakan kusaktsutyun'') is an Armenian national conservative political party that was founded in September 2018 i ...

is an Armenian

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political party that was founded in September 2018 during the

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. The party calls for unification of Armenia and neighboring

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. The party maintains an anti-Russian stance and supports the withdrawal of Armenia from both the Eurasian Union and the

. Party members advocate for a strategic alliance with the

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and the European Union. Sasna Tsrer participated in the 2018 parliamentary elections but failed to gain any representation in the National Assembly.

United Labour Party

The United Labour Party is a

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political party. It is led by Gurgen Arsenyan. The party has 1 seat in the National Assembly.

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