Artsakh Revolutionary Party

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Artsakh Revolutionary Party
Արցախի հեղափոխական կուսակցություն
Leader Artur Osipyan
FoundedDecember 2019 (2019-12) [1]
Headquarters Stepanakert, Artsakh
Ideology Liberal conservatism
Christian democracy [2]
Political position Centre

The Artsakh Revolutionary Party (Armenian : Արցախի հեղափոխական կուսակցություն) was an Armenian political party in Artsakh.

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History

The Artsakh Revolutionary Party was established in December 2019, during a conference in Stepanakert. [1] The party participated in the 2020 Artsakhian general election, [3] 16 candidates were nominated to participate. [4] However, the party decided not to nominate a presidential candidate. Artur Osipyan, a former lecturer at the Artsakh State University, was nominated to lead the party. [2] [5]

Prior to the election, the party organized a demonstration criticizing the decision to allow the election to proceed during the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] [7] Osipyan, also called on President Bako Sahakyan to resign. [8] [9] [10] [11]

Ideology

The Revolutionary Party of Artsakh supports conservative positions on a number of issues. The party believes in establishing a strong, democratic country that is based on the rule of law. The party has also called for economic reforms and fighting corruption. [1] [12]

Electoral record

Following the 2020 election, the party gained just 1.80% of the votes after the first round of voting. [13] The party failed to gain any seats in the National Assembly and currently acts as an extra-parliamentary force.

Following the election, Osipyan claimed that Presidential winner Arayik Harutyunyan benefited from electoral violations. [14]

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