National Democrats Union

National Democrats Union Ազգային ժողովրդավարների միություն
Leader	Arshak Sadoyan[1]
Founded	2001 (2001)[2]
Headquarters	Yerevan
National affiliation	Free Homeland Alliance (2021)[3]
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The National Democrats Union, also known as the Alliance of National Democrats (Armenian: Ազգային ժողովրդավարների միություն) is an Armenian political party.^[4]

History[]

The National Democrats Union was founded on 19 May 2001 by Arshak Sadoyan. Sadoyan was a previous member of the National Democratic Union. However, Sadoyan left the National Democratic Union to subsequently establish his own party.^[5]

On 25 May 2003, Arshak Sadoyan was elected a deputy of the National Assembly by the proportional list of the Justice electoral coalition, following the 2003 Armenian parliamentary election. Sadoyan was a member of the Justice coalition.^[6]

The party stated its intention to participate in the 2012 Armenian parliamentary elections, however, the party ultimately failed to register.^[7]

The party chose not to participate in the 2017 Armenian parliamentary election due to financial constraints.^[8][9] Prior to the 2018 Armenian parliamentary election, the party announced that it would be open to the idea of creating a new political alliance with other parties, however, the National Democrats Union ultimately did not participate.^[10] The party endorsed Armen Sarksyan for the presidency.^[11]

The party announced its intentions to participate in the 2021 Armenian parliamentary elections as part of the Free Homeland Alliance.^[12][13] Following the election, the alliance won just 0.32% of the popular vote, failing to win any seats in the National Assembly. Currently, the party acts as an extra-parliamentary force.

Arshak Sadoyan stated his opposition to either Nikol Pashinyan or Robert Kocharyan from becoming prime minister.^[14]

Ideology[]

The party supports increased involvement of the Armenian Diaspora in the economic development of Armenia.^[15] The party also supports developing a modernized military, increasing wages, allowing the Armenian Diaspora to vote in national elections from abroad, and encourages the self-determination of Artsakh.^[14][16]

Electoral record[]

Parliamentary elections[]

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Government
2021[a]	Arshak Sadoyan	4,119	0.32	0 / 107	0	16th	Extra-parliamentary

See also[]

• Programs of political parties in Armenia

References[]