Hanrapetutyun Party
The Hanrapetutyun Party (Armenian: Հանրապետություն կուսակցություն, lit. 'Republic Party') is a pro-European political party in Armenia. The party was founded by ex-members from the Republican Party of Armenia and members of the Yerkrapah Volunteer Union: Aram Sargsyan, Albert Bazeyan, Vagharshak Harutiunyan, Ara Ketikyan, among others, in April 2001.
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Leader | Aram Sargsyan |
Founded | April 1, 2001 |
Split from | Republican Party of Armenia |
Headquarters | Yerevan |
Ideology | Conservative liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
Political position | Centre to centre-right |
National affiliation | Justice (2003) Way Out Alliance (2016–2018) Bright Alliance (2018) We Alliance (2018) |
Slogan | “Jobs and Security” |
National Assembly | 0 / 107 |
History
Following the 2003 Armenian parliamentary election, the party won 1 out of 131 seats. The party was aligned with the Justice coalition. In the 2007 Armenian parliamentary elections, the party failed to win any seats with a popular vote of just 1.65%.
The party participated in the 2012 Armenian parliamentary election, winning two seats.
In the 2017 Armenian parliamentary election and 2017 Yerevan City Council election, it took part in the elections as part of the Way Out Alliance together with the Civil Contract and Bright Armenia parties, winning few seats in each.[1]
Following the Velvet Revolution in 2018, Civil Contract whose leader Nikol Pashinyan led the revolution, left the Way Out Alliance. After which, the Hanrapetutyun party formed another alliance with Bright Armenia, called Bright Alliance. The alliance took part in the 2018 Yerevan City Council election with Hanrapetutyun party's deputy leader Artak Zeynalyan as a Mayoral candidate.[2] The Bright Alliance officially dissolved on 5 November 2018.
Prior to the 2018 Armenian parliamentary election, the party formed a new alliance, known as the We Alliance with the Free Democrats party.[3] The alliance received just 2.00% of the popular vote. As this was lower than the 5% minimum threshold required, the We Alliance of Hanrapetutyn and Free Democrats failed to gain any representation in the Armenian parliament.
On 1 April 2021, the Hanrapetutyun party signed a joint declaration with 4 other political parties calling on the Government of Armenia to ensure free and fair upcoming elections, following the on-going political unrest in Armenia.[4]
On 12 April 2021, the party confirmed they would participate in the 2021 Armenian parliamentary election.[5] Following the election, the party won 3.04% of the popular vote, failing to win any seats in the National Assembly. The party currently acts as an extra-parliamentary force.
In November 2021, the party did participate in local elections in the cities of Dilijan and Meghri, winning 1 seat and 6 seats respectively within those city councils.[6]
Ideology
The party has stated that it has both liberal and conservative views but tends to take a centrist approach on most issues.[7] The party is strongly pro-European and supports the European integration of Armenia. The party has also stated that it is not anti-Russian but it believes that further integration with the Russian-led Eurasian Union and the Collective Security Treaty Organization is not the right path for Armenia. Instead, the party advocates for closer relations with the European Union and supports Armenia's eventual accession to the EU.[8]
Electoral record
Parliamentary elections
Election | Votes | % | Seats | Government |
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2003 | 15,298[lower-alpha 1] | 1.45 | 3 / 131 |
Opposition |
2007 | 22,288 | 1.65 | 0 / 131 |
Extra-parliamentary |
2012 | 60,427[lower-alpha 2] | 4.23 | 2 / 131 |
Opposition |
2017 | part of Way Out Alliance | 9 / 105 |
Opposition (2017-2018) | |
Government (2018) | ||||
2018 | part of We Alliance | 0 / 132 |
Extra-parliamentary | |
2021 | 38,758 | 3.04 | 0 / 107 |
Extra-parliamentary |
- Run in the national proportional vote as part of Justice Alliance. Figures are from the constituency vote
- Did not run in the national proportional vote. Figures are from the constituency vote
Yerevan City Council elections
Election | Alliance | Mayor candidate | Votes | % | Seats in City Council |
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2017 | part of Way Out Alliance | 14 / 65 | |||
2018 | part of Bright Alliance | 3 / 65 | |||
References
- "New Opposition Bloc Formed in Armenia". The Armenian Weekly. 2017-01-24. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
- "Artak Zeynalyan candidate for Yerevan mayor".
- ""Հանրապետությունը" և "Ազատ դեմոկրատները" հուշագիր ստորագրեցին․ արտահերթին կմասնակցեն միասին՝ "Մենք" դաշինքով". news.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 2018-11-10.
- "Հինգ կուսակցությունների համատեղ հայտարարությունը". araratnews.am.
- "Interview with Aram Sargsyan".
- "Municipal Elections Bring Prospects of Coalition-Building". www.evnreport.com. 19 October 2021.
- https://www.aravot.am/tag/%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B6%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%BA%D5%A5%D5%BF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6-%D5%AF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BD%D5%A1%D5%AF%D6%81%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6/
- ""Հանրապետություն" և "Ազատ դեմոկրատներ" կուսակցությունները ընտրություններին կմասնակցեն դաշինքով".