People's Party (Armenia)
The People's Party (Armenian: Ժողովրդական Կուսակցություն; Zhoghovrdakan Kusaktsutyun) is a political party in Armenia which was founded in 1995.
- Not to be confused with the People's Party of Armenia
People's Party (Armenia) | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Tigran Karapetyan |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Yerevan |
| Membership | 14,520[1] |
| Ideology | Conservatism Pro-Europeanism Accession of Armenia into the NATO |
| Political position | Centre-right |
History
Prior to the 1999 Armenian parliamentary election, the party formed a political alliance with the Republican Party of Armenia, the alliance won 62 seats and a majority in the National Assembly.
In the 2007 Armenian parliamentary elections the party ran independently and gained 2.74% of the popular vote but failed to win any seats in the National Assembly. Prior to the 2012 Armenian parliamentary election, party leader Karapetyan claimed that his party would win seats, however the party did not participate in the election.[2]
In 2014, party leaders announced their dissatisfaction with the government led by the Republican Party of Armenia. The party proposed a new alliance between Prosperous Armenia, the Armenian National Congress and Heritage parties to start a new national movement.[3] A few supportive rallies were held in the capital, Yerevan, shortly after the announcement but no formal alliance was ever established.
The party did not participate in the 2018 Armenian parliamentary election.
Ideology
The party advocates for closer relations with the United States as well as with both European Union and CIS countries.[4]
