The Armenian Constructive Party, sometimes known as the Armenian Construction Party (Armenian: Հայկական կառուցողական կուսակցություն, romanized: Haykakan karruts’voghakan kusakts’ut’yun) is a liberal[2]political party in Armenia. The party was established in July 2018 and is currently led by Andrias Ghukasyan.[3][4]
The Armenian Constructive Party confirmed that it would participate in the 2021 Armenian parliamentary elections as part of the Free Homeland Alliance.[7] Following the election, the Free Homeland Alliance received just 0.32% of the popular vote, failing to win any seats in the National Assembly.
Ideology
Alternate logo of the party.
The party advocates for fighting corruption, upholding free and fair elections, lowering taxes, criminal justice reform, and establishing a legitimate democracy in Armenia. The party had accused both the My Step Alliance and the parties of the Homeland Salvation Movement of being unable to govern the country. Andrias Ghukasyan has also warned of increasing Russian influence over Armenian politicians. Following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Ghukasyan accused Russia of intentionally dividing up Armenian lands.[8][9][10]
Activities
On 19 February 2019, the party held a joint conference with the National Progress Party of Armenia. The leaders of both parties called for constitutional reform in Armenia.[11]
On 15 April 2021, the party signed a joint declaration with eight other political parties calling on the President of Armenia to ensure democracy and the Constitution of Armenia is upheld in the country, during the 2020–2021 Armenian protests.[14]
