Democratic Liberal Party (Armenia) Explained

Country:Armenia
Democratic Liberal Party (Armenia)
Native Name:Ռամկավար Ազատական Կուսակցություն (Հայաստան)
Leader:Hakob Avetikyan
Foundation:June 3, 2012
Headquarters:Yerevan
Ideology:Liberalism
Social democracy
Pro-Europeanism
Third Way
Colors:yellow
Colorcode:Yellow

The Democratic Liberal Party (of Armenia) (Armenian: Ռամկավար Ազատական Կուսակցություն (Հայաստան), pronounced Ramgavar Azatakan Kusaktsutyun (Hayastan)), was an Armenian political party that was formed on 3 June 2012 and later dissolved in 2016.[1] The party experienced substantial internal division since its formation, and these differences were not reconciled.[2]

On 1 December 2011, the Democratic Liberal Party of Armenia and Armenakan-Democratic Liberal Party signed an initial agreement for a unification process between the two parties during a joint general assembly. On 3 June 2012, a general constituting assembly was held and the new party was officially declared and formed. Twenty five members were elected as the party's pan-republican Central Committee, with Hakob Avetikyan elected as the General Secretary of the party.[3]

The parties, initially rivals, which merged to form the Democratic Liberal Party were as follows:

During their last respective general assemblies, the parties both agreed to liquidate and join together. They also declared in their joint meeting, held in Yerevan, that the Democratic Liberal Party was the rightful historic continuation of the two previous parties.

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Notes and References

  1. https://news.am/eng/news/108034.html Ramkavar Liberal Party (Armenia) is formed
  2. Web site: The Armenian Democratic Liberal Party. Mirror-Spectator. The Armenian. February 25, 2016. The Armenian Mirror-Spectator. April 8, 2019.
  3. http://www.tert.am/am/news/2012/06/05/hrak/ tert.am: Միավորված ռամկավար ազատական կուսակցություն–Հայաստանը խոստանում է առավել ակտիվ լինել