Free Motherland

Free Motherland Ազատ Հայրենիք Կուսակցություն Azat Hayrenik Kusaktsutyun
Co-Presidents	Arayik Harutyunyan Arthur Tovmasyan Rudik Hyusnunts Arpat Avanesyan
Founded	29 January 2005
Headquarters	Stepanakert
Newspaper	Akunk
Political position	Centre-right
Colors	Orange
National Assembly	15 / 33
Politics of Artsakh Political parties Elections

Free Motherland (Armenian: «Ազատ Հայրենիք» կուսակցություն, Azat Hayrenik kusaktsutyun) abbreviated as ԱՀԿ or AHK is a political party in Artsakh. The Party was formed on 29 January 2005. Initially, the Party consisted of four co-presidents: Arayik Harutyunyan, Arthur Tovmasyan, Rudik Hyusnunts and Arpat Avanesyan.

After the 19 June 2005 parliamentary elections the party won 10 out of 33 seats in the Parliament, both on direct and proportional electoral systems, by that time the faction "Hayrenik" has been formed.

After the 2010 parliamentary elections of the fifth convocation in NKR the party won 14 seats in the Parliament both on direct and proportional electoral systems, reforming the faction “Hayrenik”. The current head of the faction is Gagik Petrosyan.

All important decisions of the party are made up by the Central Council of 55 persons at either open or closed voting. “Azat Hayrenik” is a centre-right party.

The official press of “Azat Hayrenik” Party is “Akunk” newspaper. The Party has also a page on Facebook — Ազատ Հայրենիք “Azat Hayrenik”.

Prominent members include:

• Arayik Harutyunyan
• Arthur Tovmasyan
• Gagik Petrosyan
• Arpat Avanesyan
• Romela Dadayan
• Rudik Hyusnunts
• Ivan Avanesyan
• Aram Grigoryan
• Arsen Mikayelyan
• Ruslan Israyelyan
• Hovik Jivanyan
• Genady Alibabayan
• Vardges Ulubabyan
• Ararat Ohanjanyan
• Armen Ohanyan
• Vahram Poghosyan

Electoral record

Parliamentary elections

Year	Party-list			Constituency /total	Total seats	+/–
Votes	%	Seats /total
2005	11,258	18.48%	3 /11	7 /22	10 /33	new
2010	29,252	44.2%	8 /17	6 /16	14 /33	4
2015	32,632	47.35%	11 /22	4 /11	15 /33	1