New Artsakh Alliance

The New Artsakh Alliance is an Armenian political alliance in Artsakh.

New Artsakh Alliance
LeaderMasis Mayilyan[1]
FoundedJanuary 29, 2020 (2020-01-29)[2]
HeadquartersStepanakert, Artsakh
IdeologyLiberalism[2]
Political positionCentre

History

The New Artsakh Alliance was established on 29 January, 2020 during a conference in Stepanakert.[3]

The political alliance consists of several liberal parties; supporting the independent presidential candidacy of Artsakh foreign minister Masis Mayilyan.[4] The alliance consists of the Artsakh of Tomorrow Party, the Identity and Unity Party and the Ramkavar Liberal Party of Artsakh.[5] The administrative bodies of the three political parties reaffirmed the stances of their respective parties and had pledged their support to Masis Mayilyan in the 2020 Artsakhian general election.[6] In return, Mayilyan expressed his deep gratitude to the three political parties for their support and stressed that if elected, he would implement radical reform programs to benefit Artsakh.

Prior to the election, Masis Mayilyan as well as representatives of the alliance announced that they would cease all campaigning and shut down the party's headquarters due to health and safety concerns from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Ideology

The party's principle ideology is liberalism. Party leaders advocated for the government of Artsakh to tackle the internal and external challenges facing the country, the improvement of public life and to protect democracy and civil rights of citizens' within the state.[5][8]

Electoral record

Following the 2020 election, the alliance gained just 4.60% of the votes after the first round of voting.[9] The alliance failed to gain any seats in the National Assembly. Following the election, the alliance released a statement criticizing the decision to allow the election to go ahead during a global pandemic. The alliance also stated that serious violations were registered during the national elections which influenced the free will of citizens.[10] Currently, the alliance acts as an extra-parliamentary force.

See also

References
  1. America, Armenian Assembly of (April 1, 2020). "Artsakh Parliamentary Results Confirmed; Presidential Election Heads to Runoff". Armenian Assembly of America.
  2. "Our Campaigns - Political Party - New Artsakh Alliance (NAA)". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  3. "Համապետական ընտրություններին ընդառաջ՝ նոր դաշինք է ձևավորվել". artsakhpress.am.
  4. "Artsakh Presidential Race Goes to Second Round in Historically Competitive Election". www.evnreport.com.
  5. "Alliance of Artsakh political parties to endorse current Karabakh FM in upcoming elections". news.am.
  6. Azadian, Edmond Y. (February 27, 2020). "Challenges Facing Forthcoming Elections in Karabakh".
  7. "Artsakh presidential candidate canceling pre-election meetings". news.am.
  8. "Կազմավորվեց "Մայիլյան - Նոր Արցախ" կուսակցությունների դաշինք". Hetq.am.
  9. "Azat Hayrénik d'Arayik Haroutiounyan est en tête des élections parlementaires (...) - Nouvelles d'Arménie en Ligne". armenews.com.
  10. ""Նոր Արցախ" կուսակցությունների դաշինքի հայտարարությունը | Լրագիր".


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