People's Party (Armenia)

The People's Party (Armenian: Ժողովրդական Կուսակցություն; Zhoghovrdakan Kusaktsutyun) is a political party in Armenia which was founded in 1995.

Not to be confused with People's Party of Armenia.
People's Party (Armenia)
LeaderTigran Karapetyan
Founded1995
HeadquartersYerevan
Membership14,520[1]
IdeologyConservatism
Pro-Europeanism
Accession of Armenia into the NATO
Political positionCentre-right

History

Prior to the 1999 Armenian parliamentary election, the party formed a political alliance with the Republican Party of Armenia, the alliance won 62 seats and a majority in the National Assembly.

In the 2007 Armenian parliamentary elections, the party ran independently and gained 2.74% of the popular vote but failed to win any seats in the National Assembly. Prior to the 2012 Armenian parliamentary election, party leader Karapetyan claimed that his party would win seats, however the party did not participate in the election.[2]

In 2014, party leaders announced their dissatisfaction with the government led by the Republican Party of Armenia. The party proposed a new alliance between Prosperous Armenia, the Armenian National Congress and Heritage parties to start a new national movement.[3] A few supportive rallies were held in the capital, Yerevan, shortly after the announcement but no formal alliance was ever established.

The party did not participate in the 2018 Armenian parliamentary election.

Ideology

The party advocates for closer relations with the United States as well as with both European Union and CIS countries.[4]

See also

References
  1. Mkhitaryan, Samvel; Anushyan, Mkrtich; Margaryan, Vakhtang; Hambardzumyan, Arthur. "POLITICAL PARTIES OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2007". Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  4. Mkhitaryan, Samvel; Anushyan, Mkrtich; Margaryan, Vakhtang; Hambardzumyan, Arthur. "POLITICAL PARTIES OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2007". Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
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