For Social Justice (Armenia) Հանուն սոցիալական արդարության | |
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| Abbreviation | HASAK |
| Leader | Arman Ghukasyan[1] |
| Founded | 2016 (2016)[2] |
| Headquarters | Yerevan,Armenia |
| Ideology | Social conservatism Russophilia Soft Euroscepticism[3] |
| Political position | Centre-right[4] |
| Website | |
| https://hasak.am/ | |
For Social Justice (Armenian:Հանուն սոցիալական արդարության), also known asFor the Sake of Social Justice, is anArmenianpolitical party.
The party was founded in 2016. On 10 November 2018, a new board of the party was elected and Arman Ghukasyan was re-elected as the party chairman, during a party congress.[4]
In September 2020, the party signed a declaration pledging to support theArmenian Armed Forces along with members of theHomeland Salvation Movement political alliance.[5][6] During the2021 Armenian political crisis, the party further called on Armenian Prime MinisterNikol Pashinyan to step down. Arman Ghukasyan stated that, "The role of the Russian Federation in the security of Armenia is indisputable and we must immediately take steps to deepenArmenian–Russian relations in all directions."[6]
The party initially announced its intentions to run in the2018 Armenian parliamentary elections, but ultimately did not participate.[7] Currently, the party acts as anextra-parliamentary force, although the party has announced they will participate in future elections.[8]
The party participated in the2023 Yerevan City Council elections, nominating Arman Ghukasyan as candidate forMayor of Yerevan. Following the elections, the party failed to win any seats in theYerevan City Council, winning just 0.34% of the vote.[9]
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The party advocates for increasing social security benefits, improving education and health care, reducing the gap between rich and poor, combating social injustice, and building a strong parliamentary republic. The party also favors the protection of public values and the implementation of a foreign policy aimed at Armenia's national interests.[10][11][12]
The party believes in maintaining strong relations withRussia and considers Russia a strategic ally of Armenia. The party also supports the development of economic ties with theUnited States and theEuropean Union, but not to the detriment of the traditional values of Armenian society.[10] The party is in favor of Armenia's continued membership in theEurasian Economic Union and theCIS.[13]
Following the2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, the party held several conferences with displaced residents fromArtsakh. Arman Ghukasyan stated that the people of Artsakh must be supported by the Armenian government.[14][15] Ghukasyan criticized Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and proclaimed that the Russian government has done more to help Artsakh then theGovernment of Armenia.[10]
