Mission Party

Mission Party (Armenian: Առաքելություն կուսակցություն) is an Armenian political party founded on February 2, 2013.[3]

Mission Party

Առաքելություն կուսակցություն
LeaderManuk Sukiasyan
FoundedFebruary 2, 2013 (2013-02-02)
HeadquartersYerevan
IdeologyConservative liberalism
Political positionCentre[1]
National affiliationMy Step Alliance (since 2018)
Tsarukyan Alliance (2017–2018)
National Assembly
4 / 132
[2]

History

Its debut was at 2013 Yerevan City Council election where the party came in last place with less than 1% of the vote.

In 2017 Armenian parliamentary election it took part in the elections as part of the Tsarukyan Alliance.[4]

In 2018 Yerevan City Council elections the party joined Civil Contract and formed My Step Alliance[5] which won the elections and their candidate Hayk Marutyan became the Mayor of Yerevan. My Step Alliance took part in 2018 Armenian parliamentary election.

Ideology

During the party formation, leaders made clear that the party would not be explicitly Pro-Russian or Pro-Western but rather the party will focus on advocating the values of freedom and democracy in Armenia.[6]

Electoral record

Parliamentary elections
Election Alliance Votes % Seats Position Government
2017 part of Tsarukyan Alliance 428,836 27.36
31 / 105
 2nd Opposition (2017–2018)
Government (2018)
Opposition (2018–2019)
2018 part of My Step Alliance 884,456 70.43
88 / 132
 1st Government

Local elections

Yerevan City Council elections
Election Alliance Mayor candidate Votes % Seats in City Council Position
2013 none
Manuk Sukiasyan
2,692
0.64
0 / 65
 7th
2017 did not participate
2018 part of My Step Alliance
Hayk Marutyan
294,092
81.06
57 / 65
 1st

See also

References
  2. http://parliament.am/deputies.php?sel=factions&lang=eng
  3. "Հայաստանում նոր կուսակցություն է ստեղծվել". armenpress.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  4. ""Առաքելություն" կուսակցությունը միացավ "Ծառուկյան" դաշինքին" (in Armenian).
  5. ""Առաքելություն" կուսակցությունը հայտարարել է Երևանու ավագանու ընտրություններին մասնակցելու մասին". www.tert.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  6. , news.am, 24 October 2019
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