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This article lists political parties in Armenia. Armenia has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, who mostly work with each other to form coalition governments, with some parties having a history of changing in and out of government functions. [1] As of June 2022, there are 117 political parties in Armenia which are registered with the Ministry of Justice. [2] [3]
Current political representation in the National Assembly following the 2021 Armenian parliamentary election:
| Name | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | National Assembly | Political position | Alliance members | |||
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 | Civil Contract Քաղաքացիական Պայմանագիր | KP ՔՊ | Nikol Pashinyan | Liberalism Reformism Populism Pro-Europeanism | 71 / 107 | Centre | Civil Contract | ||
| United Labour Party | |||||||||
 | Armenia Alliance Հայաստան դաշինք | HD ՀԴ | Robert Kocharyan | Armenian nationalism Social market economy Russophilia | 29 / 107 | Centre-left (fiscal) Right-wing (social) | ARF | ||
| I Have Honor Alliance Պատիվ ունեմ դաշինք | PUD ՊՈԴ | Artur Vanetsyan | National conservatism Armenian nationalism Russophilia | 5 / 107 | Centre-right to right-wing | Republican Party | |||
The extra-parliamentary parties listed below have no seats in the current National Assembly, but had at least one seat since 2007:
| Name | Abbr. | Ideology | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenian National Congress Hay Azgayin Congres Հայ Ազգային Կոնգրես | ANC ՀԱԿ | Classical liberalism Market liberalism | |
| Hanrapetutyun Party Hanrapetut’yun kusakts’ut’yun Հանրապետություն կուսակցություն | HP ՀԿ | Conservative Pro-Europeanism | |
| Heritage Zharangutyun Ժառանգություն Կուսակցություն | Liberalism Pro-Europeanism | ||
| Orinats Yerkir Orinats Yerkir Օրինաց Երկիր | OY ՕԵԿ | Centrism Pro-Europeanism | |
| Prosperous Armenia Bargavach Hayastan Բարգավաճ Հայաստան | PAP ԲՀԿ | Centre-right Pro-Russian Euroscepticism | |
| Bright Armenia Lyusavor Hayastan Լուսավոր Հայաստան | BA ԼՀԿ | Centrism Pro-Europeanism | |
Below is a list of other active political parties in Armenia:
| Name | Abbr. | Ideology |
|---|---|---|
| Adequate Party Adekvad Ադեկվադ | Nationalist | |
| All Armenian Labour Party | Social democratic | |
| Apricot Country Party Երկիր ծիրանի կուսակցություն | Progressivism | |
| Armenian Aryan Union Hay Ariakan Miabanowt’yan Հայ Արիական Միաբանության | HAM ՀԱՄ | Ultra-Nationalist |
| Armenian Communist Party Hayastani Komunistakan Kusaktsutyun Հայաստանի Կոմունիստական Կուսակցություն | HKK ՀԿԿ | Communist |
| Armenian Democratic Liberal Party Ramkavar Azatakan Kusaktsutyun Ռամկավար Ազատական Կուսակցություն | ADL ՌԱԿ | Liberal |
| Armenian Liberal Party Hayastani liberal kusakcut'yun Հայաստանի լիբերալ կուսակցություն | ՀԼԿ ՀԼԿ | Liberal |
| Christian-Democratic Rebirth Party Հայաստանի Քրիստոնեա Դեմոկրատական Շարժում | CDMA | Christian democracy |
| Citizen's Decision Քաղաքացու որոշում | ՔՈ | Social democratic |
| Constitutional Rights Union Sahmanatrakan Iravunk Miutiun Սահմանադրական Իրավունք Միություն | SIM ՍԻՄ | Conservative |
| Democratic Party of Armenia Hayastani Demokratakan Kusaktsutyun Հայաստանի Դեմոկրատական Կուսակցություն | ՀԴԿ | Socialist |
| Dignity, Democracy, Motherland | Nationalist | |
| Democratic Liberal Party Ramkavar Azatakan Kusaktsutyun (Hayastan) Ռամկավար Ազատական Կուսակցություն (Հայաստան) | HRAK ՌԱԿ(Հ) | Liberal |
| European Party of Armenia Հայաստանի եվրոպական կուսակցություն | EPA | Pro-Europeanism |
| Free Democrats Azat Demokratner Ազատ Դեմորատներ կուսակցություն | ADK ԱԴԿ | Liberal |
| Green Party of Armenia Հայաստանի Կանաչների կուսակցություն | GPA | Green politics |
| Hayazn Hayazn Հայազն | Hayazn Հայազն | Nationalist |
| Homeland Party Հայրենիք կուսակցություն | Center-right | |
| Justice Ardarutyun Արդարություն | Progressive | |
| Law and Unity Iravunk yev Miabanutyun Իրավունք և Միաբանություն | Conservative | |
| Liberal Democratic Union of Armenia Hayastani Zhoghovrdavarakan Azatakan Miutiun Հայաստանի Ժողովրդավարական Ազատական Միություն | ՀԺԱՄ | Liberal |
| Mighty Fatherland Hzor Hayrenik Հզոր Հայրենիք | Nationalist | |
| National Agenda Party Azgayin Orakarg Kusaktsutyun Ազգային Օրակարգ Կուսակցություն | NAP ԱՕԿ | Nationalist |
| National Democratic Union Azgayin Zhoghoverdakan Miyutiun Ազգային Ժողովրդավարական Միություն | NDU ԱԺՄ | Conservative |
| National Progress Party of Armenia) Ազգային առաջընթաց կուսակցություն | NPP | Left-wing |
| National Security Party «Ազգային Անվտանգություն» Կուսակցություն | NSPA ԱԱԿ | Social democratic |
| National Unity Azgayin Miabanutyun Ազգային Միաբանություն | Conservative | |
| New Country Nor Yerkir Նոր Երկիր | Pro-Europeanism | |
| New Times Nor Zhamanakner Նոր Ժամանակներ | Centrist | |
| One Armenia Party | Centrist | |
| ORO Alliance | National liberalism | |
| People's Party Zhoghovrdakan Kusaktsutyun Ժողովրդական Կուսակցություն | ԺԿ | Pro-Europeanism |
| People's Party of Armenia Hayastani Zhoghovrdakan Kusaktsutyun Հայաաստանի Ժողովրդական Կուսակցություն | ՀԺԿ | Socialist |
| Progressive United Communist Party of Armenia Hayastani Arajadimakan Miyatsyal Kusaktsutyun Հայաստանի առաջադիմական միացյալ կոմունիստական կուսակցություն | ՀԱՄԿ | Communist |
| Sasna Tsrer Pan-Armenian Party Sasna Tsrer HamahaykakanKusaktsutyun Սասնա Ծռեր Համահայկական կուսակցություն | STSK ՍԾԿ | Nationalist |
| Social Democrat Hunchakian Party Sotsyal Demokrat Hencakian Kusaktsutyun Սոցիալ դեմոկրատ Հնչակյան կուսակցություն | SDHP ՍԴՀԿ | Social democratic |
| Shant Alliance Nationalist Party Shant Dashink Azgaynakan Kusaktsutyun Շանթ Դաշինք Ազգայնական Կուսակցություն | SANP ՇԴԱԿ | Tseghakronism |
| Unified Armenians Party Miavorvats Hayer Kusaksutyun Միավորված Հայեր կուսակցություն | Pro-Europeanism | |
| Union for National Self-Determination Azgayin Ingnoroshum Miavorum Kusaktsutyun Ազգային ինքնորոշում միավորում կուսակցություն | NSDU ԱԻՄ | Nationalist |
| United Communist Party of Armenia Hayastani Miatsyal Komunistakan Kusaktsutyun Հայաստանի Միացյալ Կոմւնիստակն Կուսակցություն | Communist | |
| United Labour Party Miavorvats Ashkhatankayin Միավորված աշխատանքային կուսակցություն | Social democracy | |
| United Liberal National Party Miatsyal Azatakan Azgayin Kusaktsutyun Միացյալ Ազատական Ազգային Կուսակցություն | MIAK ՄԻԱԿ | Liberal |
The following political parties have been officially dissolved:
| Name | Ideology | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenakan-Democratic Liberal Party Armenakan-Ramkavar Azatakan Kusaktsutyun Արմենական-Ռամկավար Ազատական Կուսակցություն | Liberal | (2009–2012) Dissolved and merged into Democratic Liberal Party (Armenia) | |
| Communist Party of Armenia Hayastani Gomunistakan Kusaktsutyun Հայաստանի Կոմունիստական Կուսակցություն | ՀԿԿ | Communist | (1920–1991) Historical party during the Soviet Union. Dissolved. |
| Democratic Liberal Party of Armenia Hayastani Ramkavar Azatakan Kusaktsutyun Հայաստանի Ռամկավար Ազատական Կուսակցություն | HRAK ՀՌԱԿ | Liberal | (1991–2012) Dissolved and merged into Democratic Liberal Party (Armenia) |
| Impeachment Union Impichment dashink' Իմպիչմենթ դաշինք | Impeachment | (2007–2008) Dissolved and merged into Armenian National Congress | |
| Pan-Armenian National Movement Hayots Hamazgayin Sharzhum Հայոց Համազգային Շարժում | PANM ՀՀՇ | Liberal | (1988–2013) Dissolved and merged into Armenian National Congress |
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