Alternative Party (Armenia)

The Alternative Party (Armenian: Այլընտրանքային կուսակցություն, romanized: Aylyntrank’ayin kusakts’ut’yun) is a political party in Armenia.

Alternative Party
Այլընտրանքային կուսակցություն
LeaderEdgar Arakelyan
Founded2018 (2018)
HeadquartersYerevan
IdeologyAnti-corruption

History

The Alternative Party was founded on 20 October 2018, during a founding congress held in Yerevan. Edgar Arakelyan, a former member of the Rule of Law party, was elected as Chairman.[1] Arakelyan left the Rule of Law party following the 2018 Armenian revolution in order to establish a new political party and participate in future elections.[2][3]

The party announced its intentions to participate in the 2018 Armenian parliamentary elections. Prior to the election, the party stated that they would be open to joining a political alliance, however, the party ultimately did not partake in the election.[4]

During the 2022 Armenian protests, Arakelyan stated that opposition forces were corrupt.[5]

The party does not maintain any representation within the National Assembly and currently acts as an extra-parliamentary force.

Ideology

The party announced its principal task will be to eliminate all forms of corruption in Armenia.[6] The party also supports the strengthening of the economy and of social and human rights in the country.[7]

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