Unified Armenians Party
The Unified Armenians Party (Armenian: Միավորված Հայեր կուսակցություն; Miavorvats Hayer Kusaksutyun) is a minor political party in Armenia. It is led by Ruben Avagyan.
Unified Armenians Party | |
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| Leader | Ruben Avagyan |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Yerevan |
| Ideology | Pro-Europeanism[1][2] |
| Political position | Centre |
| Website | |
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History
The party failed to gain any representation after the 2012 Armenian parliamentary election. In 2015, the party formed the "Armenian Renaissance" alliance and merged with Orinats Yerkir, a centrist Pro-European political party. However, the alliance failed to win seats following the 2017 Armenian parliamentary election after only receiving 3.72% of votes.
The party did not participate in the 2018 Armenian parliamentary election.
Ideology
The party maintains a centrist, national-patriotic ideology and supports the development a strong civil society and democracy in Armenia, while strengthening living standards and the middle-class.[3][4] The party also supports the self-determination of the Republic of Artsakh and the activities of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
The parties manifesto calls for the continued European integration of Armenia and states that European integration will contribute to Armenia's and the Caucasus regions stability and economic development. The party also believes in maintaining close cooperation with Russia and CIS member states.[5]
