Artsakh Revolutionary Party Արցախի հեղափոխական կուսակցություն | |
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| Leader | Artur Osipyan |
| Founded | December 2019[1] |
| Headquarters | Stepanakert, Artsakh |
| Ideology | Liberal conservatism Christian democracy[2] |
| Political position | Centre |
The Artsakh Revolutionary Party (Armenian: Արցախի հեղափոխական կուսակցություն) is an Armenian political party in Artsakh.
The Artsakh Revolutionary Party was established in December 2019, during a conference in Stepanakert.[1] The party participated in the 2020 Artsakhian general election,[3] 16 candidates were nominated to participate.[4] However, the party decided not to nominate a presidential candidate. Artur Osipyan, a former lecturer at the Artsakh State University, was nominated to lead the party.[2][5]
Prior to the election, the party organized a demonstration criticizing the decision to allow the election to proceed during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7] Osipyan, also called on President Bako Sahakyan to resign.[8][9][10][11]
The Revolutionary Party of Artsakh supports conservative positions on a number of issues. The party believes in establishing a strong, democratic country that is based on the rule of law. The party has also called for economic reforms and fighting corruption.[1][12]
Following the 2020 election, the party gained just 1.80% of the votes after the first round of voting.[13] The party failed to gain any seats in the National Assembly and currently acts as an extra-parliamentary force.
Following the election, Osipyan claimed that Presidential winner Arayik Harutyunyan benefited from electoral violations.[14]
