Mission Party

The Mission Party (Armenian: Առաքելություն կուսակցություն) is an Armenian political party founded on February 2, 2013.[3]

Mission Party

Առաքելություն կուսակցություն
LeaderManuk Sukiasyan
FoundedFebruary 2, 2013 (2013-02-02)
HeadquartersYerevan
IdeologyLiberalism
Political positionCentre[1]
National affiliationMy Step Alliance (since 2018)
Tsarukyan Alliance (2017–2018)
National Assembly
4 / 132
[2]

History

Its debut was at the 2013 Yerevan City Council election, where the party came in last place with less than 1% of the vote.

In the 2017 Armenian parliamentary election, the party participated as part of the Tsarukyan Alliance.[4]

In the 2018 Yerevan City Council elections the party joined Civil Contract and formed the My Step Alliance,[5] which won the elections, and their candidate Hayk Marutyan became the Mayor of Yerevan. The My Step Alliance took part in 2018 Armenian parliamentary election, which they won a supermajority of seats within the National Assembly.

Ideology

During the party formation, leaders made clear that the party would not be explicitly Pro-Russian or Pro-Western but rather the party will focus on advocating the values of freedom and democracy in Armenia.[6]

Electoral record

Parliamentary elections
Election Alliance Votes % Seats Position Government
2017 part of Tsarukyan Alliance 428,836 27.36
31 / 105
 2nd Opposition (2017–2018)
Government (2018)
Opposition (2018–2019)
2018 part of My Step Alliance 884,456 70.43
88 / 132
 1st Government

Yerevan City Council elections
Election Alliance Mayor candidate Votes % Seats in City Council Position
2013 none
Manuk Sukiasyan
2,692
0.64
0 / 65
 7th
2017 did not participate
2018 part of My Step Alliance
Hayk Marutyan
294,092
81.06
57 / 65
 1st

See also

References
  1. "«Առաքելություն» կուսակցությունը Երեւանի ավագանու ընտրություններում ակնկալում է նվազագույնը 6 տոկոս ձայն". ArmenPress (in Armenian). 16 April 2013.
  2. "MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA". National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  3. "Հայաստանում նոր կուսակցություն է ստեղծվել". armenpress.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  4. ""Առաքելություն" կուսակցությունը միացավ "Ծառուկյան" դաշինքին" (in Armenian).
  5. ""Առաքելություն" կուսակցությունը հայտարարել է Երևանու ավագանու ընտրություններին մասնակցելու մասին". www.tert.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  6. "Հայաստանում ստեղծվում է նոր կուսակցություն` «Առաքելություն»". news.am (in Armenian). 8 November 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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