Mission Party

Mission Party
Առաքելություն կուսակցություն
LeaderManuk Sukiasyan
FoundedFebruary 2, 2013 (2013-02-02)
DissolvedAugust 2021 (2021-08)
Succeeded byCountry of Living[1]
HeadquartersYerevan
IdeologyLiberalism
Political positionCentre[2]
National affiliationMy Step Alliance (2018–2021)
Tsarukyan Alliance (2017–2018)

The Mission Party (Armenian: Առաքելություն կուսակցություն, romanized: Arrak’elut’yun kusakts’ut’yun) was an Armenian political party founded on 2 February 2013.[3] In August 2021, the party announced its decision to merge with the Country of Living Party.[4]

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.[5] The alliance won 31 seats in the National Assembly.

In the 2018 Yerevan City Council elections, the party joined Civil Contract and formed the My Step Alliance,[6] which won the elections, and their candidate Hayk Marutyan became the Mayor of Yerevan. The My Step Alliance took part in the 2018 Armenian parliamentary elections and won a supermajority of seats within the National Assembly.

Prior to the 2021 Armenian parliamentary elections, Civil Contract announced that they would be participating in the elections independently, effectively dissolving the My Step Alliance. Meanwhile, the Mission Party did not register to participate in the 2021 elections. In August 2021, the party merged with the Country of Living Party.

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.[7]

Electoral record

Parliamentary elections

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

Local elections

Yerevan City Council elections

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

See also

References

  1. ^ ""Առաքելությունը" ռեբրենդինգի է գնում. նոր անվանումը կլինի "Ապրելու երկիր" | Լրագիր".
  2. ^ ""Առաքելություն" կուսակցությունը Երեւանի ավագանու ընտրություններում ակնկալում է նվազագույնը 6 տոկոս ձայն". ArmenPress (in Armenian). 16 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Հայաստանում նոր կուսակցություն է ստեղծվել". armenpress.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  4. ^ "Party failures on the political stage". evnreport.com.
  5. ^ ""Առաքելություն" կուսակցությունը միացավ "Ծառուկյան" դաշինքին" (in Armenian).
  6. ^ ""Առաքելություն" կուսակցությունը հայտարարել է Երևանու ավագանու ընտրություններին մասնակցելու մասին". www.tert.am (in Armenian). Archived from the original on 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  7. ^ "Հայաստանում ստեղծվում է նոր կուսակցություն' "Առաքելություն"". news.am (in Armenian). 8 November 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2019.