National Democratic Union (Armenia)

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National Democratic Union
Ազգային ժողովրդավարական
միություն Asgajin Zhoghowerdakan Mijutjun
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Wasgen Manukjan
Party leader Wasgen Manukjan
founding 1991
Parliament seats
0/132

The National Democratic Union ( Armenian Ազգային ժողովրդավարական միություն Asgajin Zhoghowerdakan Mijutjun , abbreviated AZM) is a party in Armenia .

history

The party was founded after Armenia gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 and was officially registered on March 19, 1992. Under the chairmanship of Vassgen Manukjan , the party received seats in the National Assembly for the first time . Manukjan is one of the founders of the Karabakh Movement , was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, then Minister of Defense and was one of the close allies of Levon Ter-Petrosyan during his tenure as President .

In the mid-1990s, the party advocated a solution to the Karabakh conflict by returning occupied territories to Azerbaijan in return for the recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh's independence . Manukjan was perceived as the most promising main rival of Ter-Petrosian in the 1996 presidential elections. As a result, the party was weakened by several splits, with personal ambitions of politicians also playing a role. In the 2000s, the party was still heavily influenced by its individual representatives, with only loose party structures and a weak party base.

The party is not represented in the current parliament and did not run for the early elections in 2018 .

Member of the National Assembly

Note: Group members with other party membership are not listed.

  • Seiran Awagjan (1990-1995, 1995-1999, 1999-2003)
  • Semyon Baghdassarjan (1990–1995, 1999–2003)
  • Filaret Berikjan (1999-2003)
  • Lyudwik Chatschatrjan (1990–1995) Party membership unclear
  • Smbat Hakopjan (1990–1995) Party membership unclear
  • Shavarsch Kocharyan (1990–1995, 1995–1999)
  • Wasgen Manukjan (1990–1995, 1995–1999, 1999–2003, 2003–2007)
  • Seriozha Mkrtumjan (1990–1995) Party membership unclear
  • Arshak Sadojan (1990–1995, 1995–1999)
  • Tigran Sargsyan (1990–1995) Party membership unclear
  • David Wardanjan (1990-1995 for HHS , but in the same parliamentary group, 1995-1999)

Source: National Assembly website

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Armenia's first PM: The country has become a one-man show. In: mediamax.am. Mediamax, accessed on September 10, 2019 .
  2. ^ A b Sunday, December 09, 2018 Parliamentary Elections. In: elections.am. Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Armenia, accessed on March 6, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b c https://web.archive.org/web/20151222133232/https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/04YEREVAN1678_a.html
  4. ↑ parliament.am (accessed December 12, 2019)