People's Party (Armenia) | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | PP |
| Leader | Vacant |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Yerevan |
| Membership | 14,520[1] |
| Ideology | Pro-Europeanism Accession of Armenia into NATO |
ThePeople's Party (Armenian:Ժողովրդական Կուսակցություն,romanized: Zhoghovrdakan Kusaktsutyun) is apolitical party inArmenia which was founded in 1995.
The party participated in the1995 Armenian parliamentary election, winning just 0.9% of the popular vote.
In the2007 Armenian parliamentary elections, the party ran independently and gained 2.74% of the popular vote but failed to win any seats in theNational Assembly.
The party nominated Tigran Karapetyan as its candidate in the2008 Armenian presidential election. He came in sixth place, receiving 0.60% of the vote.
The party participated in the2009 Yerevan City Council election, gaining 2.15% of the vote, but failing to win any seats in theYerevan City Council.
Prior to the2012 Armenian parliamentary election, party leaderTigran Karapetyan claimed that his party would win seats, however, the party won just 0.58% of the popular vote following the election.[2]
In 2014, party leaders announced their dissatisfaction with the government led by theRepublican Party of Armenia. The party proposed a new alliance betweenProsperous Armenia, theArmenian National Congress andHeritage parties to start a new national movement.[3] A few supportive rallies were held in the capital, Yerevan, shortly after the announcement but no formal alliance was ever established.
The party originally announced its intentions to participate in the2017 Armenian parliamentary elections, but ultimately did not participate.[4] The party endorsed theORO Alliance.[5][6]
The party did not participate in the2018 Armenian parliamentary election.
The party's original leader, Tigran Karapetyan died on 21 October 2021.[7]
The party advocates for closer relations with theUnited States as well as with bothEuropean Union andCIS countries.[1]
In July 2014, Tigran Karapetyan stated that he is against Armenia's membership in theEurasian Union, during an interview.[8]
The party has often endorsed or supported other political groups in Armenia. In 2014, Karapetyan announced his support to theProsperous Armenia party, theArmenian National Congress, and theHeritage party.[9] In 2017, Karapetyan was supportive of theORO Alliance and also expressed his admiration of theSasna Tsrer Pan-Armenian Party.[10]
