National Unity (Armenia)
National Unity (Armenian: Ազգային միաբանություն, Azgayin Miabanutyun) is a conservative[3] political party in Armenia. It is currently led by Artashes Geghamyan.
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| Leader | Artashes Geghamyan |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Yerevan |
| Membership | 46,700[1] |
| Ideology | Soft Pro-Europeanism Pro-Russian Pro-CIS[2] |
| Political position | Conservatism |
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History
In the parliamentary election held on 25 May 2003, the party won 8.8% of the popular vote and 9 out of 131 seats in the National Assembly of Armenia. In the 2003 presidential election, Geghamyan received 16.9% of the vote in the first round, but was eliminated. In the 2007 parliamentary election, the party did not win any seats, receiving a popular vote of 3.58%. The party has not participated in any parliamentary elections since 2007.
In the February 2008 presidential election, Geghamyan, running again as the National Unity Party's candidate, placed seventh with 0.27% of the vote according to final official results.[4]
Ideology
The party advocates for strengthening the Armenian economy, protecting minority rights, deepening European integration and maintaining close relations with other Commonwealth of Independent States members, including Russia. The party also believes in keeping Armenia within the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the Eurasian Union but also fostering deeper relations with the United States and NATO. However, the party is against any NATO peacekeepers being deployed in Armenia.[5][6]
The party additionally believes in establishing peace with Armenia's neighbours and peacefully resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[7]
References
- Nordsieck, Wolfram (2007). "Armenia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- "RA CEC DECLARED SERGE SARGSIAN ARMENIA’S PRESIDENT", defacto.am, 25 February 2008.
