One Armenia Party Մեկ Հայաստան կուսակցություն | |
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Chairman | Arthur Ghazinyan |
Founded | February 2019 [1] |
Headquarters | Yerevan |
Ideology | Progressivism [2] |
Political position | Centre [3] |
National affiliation |
Homeland Salvation Movement (2020-2021) Armenia Alliance (2021-2022) |
National Assembly [4] | 0 / 107
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Website | |
1armenia.am | |
One Armenia Party ( Armenian: Մեկ Հայաստան կուսակցություն, romanized: Mek Hayastan kusakts’ut’yun) is a centrist political party in Armenia. It was founded on 19 February 2019 by Arthur Ghazinian. [1]
The founding congress of the One Armenia Party was held on 19 February 2019, in Yerevan. [2] Arthur Ghazinian, who also heads Yerevan State University's Center of European Studies, was elected by a majority of party members as chairman. [5]
The party released its charter and manifesto as well as completed its registration with the Ministry of Justice. At a briefing with reporters, Artur Ghazinyan stated that this new party is a centrist political force and will help avoid a possible collision of opposite political poles in Armenia. [1]
The party has been a critic of Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, with Ghazinian stating that the Prime Minister has already lost his legitimacy, has fully exhausted himself and will soon lose power. [6] [7] The party has also criticized Pashinyan's government of poorly handling foreign affairs and the on-going Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. [8]
The party confirmed that it would nominate a single candidate to participate in the 2021 Armenian parliamentary election as part of the Armenia Alliance. [9] Following the election, the Armenia Alliance gained 21% of the popular vote and won 29 seats in the National Assembly, with the One Armenia Party winning one of those seats.
On 4 July 2022, Arthur Ghazinian announced that he was renouncing his seat, leaving the party without any representation in the National Assembly. [10] The party currently acts as an extra-parliamentary force.
The party believes in developing Armenia's civil society, strengthening democracy and creating a powerful sovereign state with a strong national identity and institutions. [1] [11] The party has also voiced strong opposition to ideological polarization, populism, radicalism and extremism. Instead, the party encourages ideological restraint and establishing a collaborative and consensual political culture in Armenia. [2]
In terms of foreign policy, the party supports a balanced relationship with both Russia and the European Union.[ citation needed] The party also supports international recognition of Artsakh as well as protecting Armenia's cultural heritage and the values of the Armenian Apostolic Church. [3]
In June 2019, party members met with the President of Armenia, Armen Sarkissian. Party leader Ghazinian presented the ideology of the political party and directions of its activities. [12]
On 9 November 2020, the party signed a joint declaration with the other member parties of the Homeland Salvation Movement calling on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign during the 2020–2021 Armenian protests. [13]
Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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2021 [a] | Arthur Ghazinyan | 269,481 | 21.11 | 1 / 107
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One Armenia Party Մեկ Հայաստան կուսակցություն | |
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Chairman | Arthur Ghazinyan |
Founded | February 2019 [1] |
Headquarters | Yerevan |
Ideology | Progressivism [2] |
Political position | Centre [3] |
National affiliation |
Homeland Salvation Movement (2020-2021) Armenia Alliance (2021-2022) |
National Assembly [4] | 0 / 107
|
Website | |
1armenia.am | |
One Armenia Party ( Armenian: Մեկ Հայաստան կուսակցություն, romanized: Mek Hayastan kusakts’ut’yun) is a centrist political party in Armenia. It was founded on 19 February 2019 by Arthur Ghazinian. [1]
The founding congress of the One Armenia Party was held on 19 February 2019, in Yerevan. [2] Arthur Ghazinian, who also heads Yerevan State University's Center of European Studies, was elected by a majority of party members as chairman. [5]
The party released its charter and manifesto as well as completed its registration with the Ministry of Justice. At a briefing with reporters, Artur Ghazinyan stated that this new party is a centrist political force and will help avoid a possible collision of opposite political poles in Armenia. [1]
The party has been a critic of Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, with Ghazinian stating that the Prime Minister has already lost his legitimacy, has fully exhausted himself and will soon lose power. [6] [7] The party has also criticized Pashinyan's government of poorly handling foreign affairs and the on-going Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. [8]
The party confirmed that it would nominate a single candidate to participate in the 2021 Armenian parliamentary election as part of the Armenia Alliance. [9] Following the election, the Armenia Alliance gained 21% of the popular vote and won 29 seats in the National Assembly, with the One Armenia Party winning one of those seats.
On 4 July 2022, Arthur Ghazinian announced that he was renouncing his seat, leaving the party without any representation in the National Assembly. [10] The party currently acts as an extra-parliamentary force.
The party believes in developing Armenia's civil society, strengthening democracy and creating a powerful sovereign state with a strong national identity and institutions. [1] [11] The party has also voiced strong opposition to ideological polarization, populism, radicalism and extremism. Instead, the party encourages ideological restraint and establishing a collaborative and consensual political culture in Armenia. [2]
In terms of foreign policy, the party supports a balanced relationship with both Russia and the European Union.[ citation needed] The party also supports international recognition of Artsakh as well as protecting Armenia's cultural heritage and the values of the Armenian Apostolic Church. [3]
In June 2019, party members met with the President of Armenia, Armen Sarkissian. Party leader Ghazinian presented the ideology of the political party and directions of its activities. [12]
On 9 November 2020, the party signed a joint declaration with the other member parties of the Homeland Salvation Movement calling on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign during the 2020–2021 Armenian protests. [13]
Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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2021 [a] | Arthur Ghazinyan | 269,481 | 21.11 | 1 / 107
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Opposition |