United Communist Party of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի Առաջադիմական Միացյալ Կոմունիստական Կուսակցություն, abbreviated ՀԱՄԿ, ''Hayastani Arajadimakan Miatsial Komunistakan Kusaktsutyun'') is a
communist
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political party
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in
Armenia
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, established by Vazgen Safaryan.
History
The party is one of the three Communist parties currently authorized in Armenia. However, the party has never had representation in the
National Assembly
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.
Prior to the
2012 Armenian parliamentary election, it was rumored that the party would form a
political alliance
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International terms
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with the
Armenian Communist Party
The Armenian Communist Party ( hy, Հայաստանի կոմունիստական կուսակցություն, ՀԿԿ; ''Hayastani Komunistakan Kusaktsutyun'', HKK) is a communist party in Armenia. It considers itself the successor to the Armenia ...
. Although negotiations were held between the two parties, the Armenian Communist Party decided to run alone in the 2012 elections and the United Communist Party decided not to participate.
The party did not participate in the
2018 Armenian parliamentary election.
Ideology
Party leaders aimed at restoring the wealth and success of Armenia during
Soviet
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times and were in favor of free education, free medical care, and developing the production and industrial sectors of the economy.
See also
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Programs of political parties in Armenia
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Politics of Armenia
External links
Progressive United Communist Party of Armenia on Facebook
References
Communist parties in Armenia
Political parties in Armenia
Political parties with year of establishment missing
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