Sasna Dzrer Pan-Armenian Party

Sasna Dzrer Pan-Armenian Party
Սասնա ծռեր
Leader Jirair Sefilian
Founded 2018
Headquarters Yerevan
Ideology Armenian nationalism
Right-wing populism[1]
Political position Right-wing[1]
International affiliation None

Sansa Dzrer (Armenian: Սասնա ծռեր Sasna tsřer) is an Armenian nationalist political party that was founded in September 2018 in the wake of the country's Velvet Revolution.[2] Sasna Dzrer was previously a radical political movement,[3] whose activities culminated in the 2016 Yerevan hostage crisis. The party, however, has renounced violence as a means of achieving its aims. Jirair Sefilian, a veteran of the Nagorno-Karabakh war, is one of the party's key figures.

Organisation

The party is led by a secretariat composed of seven members: Garegin Chugaszyan, Alek Yenikomshian, Gevorg Safaryan, Vahagn Avagyan, Arek Kyureghyan, Ruzan Yeghnukyan and Varuzhan Avetisyan.[4]

Ideology

Sansa Dzer opposes Armenia's former ruling party, which continues to hold a majority in the National Assembly. It calls for dissolution of the National Assembly and snap elections, and prosecution of the HHK's members.[5] De-facto party leader Jirair Sefilyan supports the creation of a United Armenia.

In terms of its foreign policy, the party is hardline anti-Russian, with its manifesto calling for “liberation of Armenia from Russian colonial rule,” and withdrawal from Russian-led organisations, including the Eurasian Economic Union and the Collective Security Treaty Organisation.[6] Party members have advocated a strategic alliance with the United States and closer cooperation with the European Union.

References

  1. 1 2 New Dynamics Injected into Armenia’s Political Scene
  2. ↑ "Jirair Sefilyan: "Sasna Dzrer Political Party Will be Cornerstone of the New Armenia" - Hetq - News, Articles, Investigations". Retrieved 2018-10-05. line feed character in |title= at position 86 (help)
  3. ↑ "Yerevan: Sasna Dzrer Movement Morphs Into Political Party - Hetq - News, Articles, Investigations". Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  4. ↑ New Dynamics Injected into Armenia’s Political Scene
  5. ↑ Azadian, Edmond Y. (2018-10-04). "New Dynamics Injected into Armenia's Political Scene - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator". The Armenian Mirror-Spectator. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  6. ↑ Azadian, Edmond Y. (2018-10-04). "New Dynamics Injected into Armenia's Political Scene - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator". The Armenian Mirror-Spectator. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
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