National Unity (Armenia)

The National Unity (Armenian: Ազգային միաբանություն, Azgayin Miabanutyun) is a conservative political party in Armenia. It is currently led by Artashes Geghamyan.

In the parliamentary election held on 25 May 2003, the party won 8.8% of popular votes and 9 out of 131 seats. In the 2003 presidential election, Geghamyan received 16.9% of the vote in the first round, but was eliminated. In the 2007 parliamentary election, the party did not win any seat, receiving a popular vote of 3.58%.

In the February 2008 presidential election, Geghamyan, running again as the National Unity Party's candidate, placed seventh with 0.27% of the vote according to final official results.^[1]

References

↑ "RA CEC DECLARED SERGE SARGSIAN ARMENIA’S PRESIDENT", defacto.am, 25 February 2008.

Political parties in Armenia

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Defunct	Armenakan-Democratic Liberal Party Armenian Workers Communist Party Armenian Workers Union Armenian Populist Party Communist Party of Armenia Democratic Liberal Party of Armenia Impeachment Union Marxist Party of Armenia Pan-Armenian National Movement Renewed Communist Party of Armenia Union of Communists of Armenia Union of Producers and Women

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