The Unified Armenians Party ( hy, Միավորված Հայեր կուսակցություն; ''Miavorvats Hayer Kusaksutyun'') is a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...

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. It is led by Ruben Avagyan.

History

The party nominated Ruben Avagyan as its candidate in the 2003 Armenian presidential election. Avagyan came in sixth place, receiving 0.41% of the vote. The party failed to gain any representation in the

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after the

2012 Armenian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 6 May 2012. President Serzh Sargsyan's ruling Republican Party gained more majority of the parliament seats. Armenia's wealthiest man Gagik Tsarukyan's Prosperous Armenia came second with about on ...

, receiving just 0.20% of the popular vote. In 2017, the party formed the "Armenian Renaissance" alliance and merged with

Orinats Yerkir Orinats Yerkir ( hy, Օրինաց երկիր, lit=Rule of Law, ՕԵԿ/OEK) is a political party operating in Armenia. Its foundation was in 1998, and founder Artur Baghdasaryan continues to lead the party. The party was formerly known as Armenian ...

, a

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political party. However, the alliance failed to win any seats following the

2017 Armenian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 2 April 2017. They were the first elections after a constitutional referendum in 2015 that approved reforms for the country to become a parliamentary republic. The result was a victory for the rul ...

, receiving only 3.72% of the popular vote. The alliance dissolved shortly after. The party did not participate 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 ...

Ideology

The party maintains a

, national-patriotic ideology and supports the development a strong civil society and

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in Armenia, while strengthening living standards and the middle-class. The party also supports the self-determination of the

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and the activities of the

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. The parties manifesto calls for the continued European integration of Armenia and states that European integration will contribute to Armenia's and the

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regions stability and economic development. The party also believes in maintaining close cooperation with

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and CIS member states.

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History

Ideology

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