Democratic Party of Artsakh
Democratic Party of Artsakh Արցախի ժողովրդավարական կուսակցություն | |
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| Founded | 30 January 2005 |
| Ideology | Conservatism |
| European affiliation | European Free Alliance (associate) |
| National Assembly |
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The Democratic Party of Artsakh (DPA) is a political party in the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh. It was founded on 30 January 2005. Before that in 2000-2005 there was an acting socio-political organization called the "Democratic Artsakh Union". The Chairman of the party is Ashot Ghoulyan who is at the same time the President of the NKR National Assembly. Following the results of the parliament elections of 19 June, DPA won the most electoral votes and formed the "Democracy" faction in the National Assembly. As a result of the elections to the National Assembly of the 5th convocation the faction was reformed with 10 members. After the Parliamentary elections of 3 May 2015, Democratic Party of Artsakh reformed its faction with 6 members (4 MPs were elected by proportional system, 2 MPs- by majoritarian system).
Ideology
DPA stands for stability and natural development of events. A powerful state, democracy, civil society, human being with his personal freedom and protection, family, work, social justice are in the list of the party values. Political pragmatism is the DRA ideology.
Program
The Main Goals of the DPA are:
- to build a legal state where the rights of a person to live a free, safe, prosperous and dignified life are ensured;
- to strengthen of independent statehood, creation of a powerful, civilized state, enrichment and preservation of national identity;
- to build a civil society guided by national values, based on social solidarity, justice, tolerance and partnerships;
On the question of the settlement of the Karabakh conflict, the party states in its charter that it supports "the reinstatement of the right of the people of the NKR to self-determination through the peaceful negotiations within the borders and with a security system acceptable to [them]"[1]
Foreign relations
On 17 April 2015 Democratic Party of Artsakh was elected as an associated member of the European Free Alliance. On 2 September 2015 the DPA leader Ashot Ghoulyan and EFA president François Alfonsi signed a Declaration on Cooperation in Stepanakert.
Sources
The official website of the Democratic Party of Artsakh: http://www.dpa.am/
The official website of the National Assembly of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh: http://nankr.am/
References
- ↑ "Statute | Democratic Party of Artsakh". www.dpa.am. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
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