Artsakh Revolutionary Party Արցախի հեղափոխական կուսակցություն | |
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Leader | Artur Osipyan |
Founded | December 2019[1] |
Headquarters | Stepanakert, Artsakh |
Ideology |
Liberal conservatism Christian democracy [2] |
Political position | Centre |
The Artsakh Revolutionary Party ( Armenian: Արցախի հեղափոխական կուսակցություն) was an Armenian political party in Artsakh.
The Artsakh Revolutionary Party was established in December 2019, during a conference in Stepanakert. [1] The party participated in the 2020 Artsakhian general election, [3] 16 candidates were nominated to participate. [4] However, the party decided not to nominate a presidential candidate. Artur Osipyan, a former lecturer at the Artsakh State University, was nominated to lead the party. [2] [5]
Prior to the election, the party organized a demonstration criticizing the decision to allow the election to proceed during the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] [7] Osipyan, also called on President Bako Sahakyan to resign. [8] [9] [10] [11]
The Revolutionary Party of Artsakh supports conservative positions on a number of issues. The party believes in establishing a strong, democratic country that is based on the rule of law. The party has also called for economic reforms and fighting corruption. [1] [12]
Following the 2020 election, the party gained just 1.80% of the votes after the first round of voting. [13] The party failed to gain any seats in the National Assembly and currently acts as an extra-parliamentary force.
Following the election, Osipyan claimed that Presidential winner Arayik Harutyunyan benefited from electoral violations. [14]
Artsakh Revolutionary Party Արցախի հեղափոխական կուսակցություն | |
---|---|
Leader | Artur Osipyan |
Founded | December 2019[1] |
Headquarters | Stepanakert, Artsakh |
Ideology |
Liberal conservatism Christian democracy [2] |
Political position | Centre |
The Artsakh Revolutionary Party ( Armenian: Արցախի հեղափոխական կուսակցություն) was an Armenian political party in Artsakh.
The Artsakh Revolutionary Party was established in December 2019, during a conference in Stepanakert. [1] The party participated in the 2020 Artsakhian general election, [3] 16 candidates were nominated to participate. [4] However, the party decided not to nominate a presidential candidate. Artur Osipyan, a former lecturer at the Artsakh State University, was nominated to lead the party. [2] [5]
Prior to the election, the party organized a demonstration criticizing the decision to allow the election to proceed during the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] [7] Osipyan, also called on President Bako Sahakyan to resign. [8] [9] [10] [11]
The Revolutionary Party of Artsakh supports conservative positions on a number of issues. The party believes in establishing a strong, democratic country that is based on the rule of law. The party has also called for economic reforms and fighting corruption. [1] [12]
Following the 2020 election, the party gained just 1.80% of the votes after the first round of voting. [13] The party failed to gain any seats in the National Assembly and currently acts as an extra-parliamentary force.
Following the election, Osipyan claimed that Presidential winner Arayik Harutyunyan benefited from electoral violations. [14]