The United Labour Party () is a

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. It is led by Gurgen Arsenyan.

History

Following the Armenian parliamentary election on 25 May 2003, the party won 5.7% of the popular vote and 6 out of 131 seats in the

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. In the

2007 Armenian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 12 May 2007. 1,364 candidates ran for the 131 seats, 41 of which were constituency seats with the remaining 90 being filled by a proportional party-list system. The electoral threshold was five per ...

s, the party failed to win any seats, with a popular vote of 4.39%. The party officially endorsed

Prosperous Armenia Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP; hy, Բարգավաճ Հայաստան կուսակցություն, Bargavatch Hayastan kusaktsut’yun, abbreviated as ԲՀԿ BHK), is a conservative political party in Armenia. It was founded by businessman Gagik ...

prior to 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 one ...

. Both parties held a joint conference prior to the election where Gurgen Arsenyan pledged his support. Arsenyan participated as a candidate under Prosperous Armenia's electoral list. Following the announcement, Prosperous Armenia leader

Gagik Tsarukyan Gagik Tsarukyan ( hy, Գագիկ Ծառուկյան; born 25 November 1956) is an Armenian businessman, politician, and former athlete. Tsarukyan is the founder and leader of the Prosperous Armenia political party. He also owns various large-scal ...

expressed his gratitude for trust and support of the United Labour Party. In 2015, party leaders met with the then President of Armenia,

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

to discuss constitutional reforms. Party leader Gurgen Arsenyan endorsed the

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and stated that, "the United Labor Party will unconditionally support the citizens of Armenia in exercising their right to form a new National Assembly." In January 2021, Arsenyan met with Prime Minister

Nikol Pashinyan Nikol Vovayi Pashinyan ( hy, Նիկոլ Վովայի Փաշինյան, ; born 1 June 1975) is an Armenian politician serving as the prime minister of Armenia since 8 May 2018. A journalist by profession, Pashinyan founded his own newspaper in 1 ...

to discuss various political issues. On 1 April 2021, the United Labour Party signed a joint declaration with four other political parties calling on the

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to ensure free and fair upcoming elections, following the on-going

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in Armenia. The party confirmed that it would participate in the

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s with Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract party. Gurgen Arsenyan was listed on Civil Contracts electoral list. Following the election, Civil Contract won 53.9% of the popular vote and 71 seats in the National Assembly. Arsenyan won a single seat.

Ideology

The party advocates for the growth of a

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, social development, protection of

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, and the self-determination of nations. The party believes Armenia should deepen its

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and raise its political and economic relations with the

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, while also maintaining strong ties with

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References

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History

Ideology

See also

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