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.

Hanrapetutyun
Հանրապետություն
LeaderAram Sargsyan
FoundedApril 1, 2001 (2001-04-01)
Split fromRepublican Party of Armenia
HeadquartersYerevan
IdeologyConservative liberalism
Pro-Europeanism
Political positionCentre to centre-right
National affiliationJustice (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
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
  1. Run in the national proportional vote as part of Justice Alliance. Figures are from the constituency vote
  2. 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
2017 part of Way Out Alliance
Nikol Pashinyan
70,730
21
14 / 65
2018 part of Bright Alliance
Artak Zeynalyan
18,114
4.99
3 / 65

See also

References

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