Homeland Party (Armenia)


Homeland Party is a center-right political party in Armenia. It was founded on 20 May 2020 by Artur Vanetsyan.

History

The founding congress of the Homeland Party was held on 20 May 2020, in Yerevan. Artur Vanetsyan was elected unanimously by party members as Chairman. The party completed its registration with the Ministry of Justice and currently acts as an extra-parliamentary force.
Party leader Artur Vanetsyan, was the former Director of the National Security Services of Armenia. Vanetsyan was dismissed from his position by Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan. Since then, Vanetsyan has been a vocal critic of Pashinyan's government and has called on the Prime Minister to step down from power. Vanetsyan stated that the current government has exhausted the confidence of the overwhelming majority of people. Vanetsyan has also declared support to the Prosperous Armenia party, stating that they are the only true opposition force of the current government.

Ideology

The party has declared itself an alternative force and believes in developing and improving the security, stability and progress of Armenia; with rule of law and democracy as the benchmarks, while also fighting against xenophobia. The party has also supported the idea of collaborating with other political parties in Armenia with similar views and ideologies.