National Agenda Party

National Agenda Party (Armenian: Ազգային Օրակարգ կուսակցություն) is a political party in Armenia founded on December 24, 2018.[2]

National Agenda Party

Ազգային Օրակարգ կուսակցություն
LeaderAvetik Chalabyan
Ara Hakobyan
Igor Zargaryan
FoundedDecember 24, 2018 (2018-12-24)
HeadquartersYerevan
IdeologyArmenian nationalism
Armenia-Artsakh unification
Political positionCenter-right[1]
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History

The party did not participate in the 2018 Armenian parliamentary election and currently does not have any political representation in the National Assembly.

Ideology

The party's ideology is National democratic. They see the solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as unification of Armenia and the Republic of Artsakh.[3]

During an interview in May 2018, party leader Avetik Chalabyan also stated that the National Agenda Party opposes authoritarianism, aims to strengthen Armenia's democracy and free speech, supports rural development, increasing the military budget, and encourages women to hold more prominent positions in Armenian politics.[4][5]

Founders
  • Avetik Chalabyan - Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company, co-founder of Repat Armenia and Arar foundation.[6][7]
  • Ara Gasparyan
  • Ara Hakobyan - Diplomat, Former Armenia's ambassador to several Asian countries.[8][7]
  • Igor Zargaryan - Businessman, Armenia's former PM Tigran Sargsyan's Advisor on Economic Issues.[9][7]
  • Hayk Shekyan
  • Vardan Marashlyan - executive director of Repat Armenia Foundation.[10][7]

See also

References
  1. "Ստեղծվել է ընդդիմադիր "Ազգային օրակարգ" կուսակցություն". www.mediamax.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  2. "Նոր կուսակցություն. "Ազգային օրակարգ"". www.a1plus.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  3. "New political party: Karabakh issue resolution is in its joining Armenia".
  4. "How to advance democratic achievements of Armenian revolution".
  5. "Government freeze on defense spending could lead to further deterioration of military-technical balance; "National agenda"".
  6. "Ազգային օրակարգ․ ստեղծվում է նոր կուսակցություն". www.civilnet.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  7. "Հիմնադիրներ – Ազգային Օրակարգ" (in Armenian). Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  8. "Նոր կուսակցություն է ստեղծվում. ովքե՞ր են հիմնադիրները". www.aravot.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  9. "Ստեղծվել է քաղաքական նոր կուսակցություն` "Ազգային օրակարգ" անվանումով". www.hetq.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  10. "Staff". repatarmenia.org. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
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