The We Alliance ( Armenian : Մենք դաշինք , romanized : Menk’ dashink’ ) was a liberal political alliance of two political parties in Armenia : the Republic Party and the Free Democrats .
6-629: The alliance was formed on 10 November 2018, leaders of both parties held a signing ceremony in Yerevan where a memorandum of cooperation was initialed. In addition, several members of the Armenian Dream party decided to join the We Alliance. The alliance participated in the 2018 Armenian parliamentary election , however they did not win any seats in the National Assembly . The alliance received 2.0% of
12-460: Is currently led by Armen Mkrtchyan. The founding congress of the party was held on 24 October 2018, Armen Mkrtchyan was nominated as Chairman. While the party did not directly participate in the 2018 Armenian parliamentary election , several party members ran under the We Alliance electoral list. Following the election, the We Alliance won just 2.0% of the popular vote, failing to win any seats in
18-494: The EU, but stressed that it is not anti-Russian . The alliance also supported the development of a Western style democracy , rule of law and a sustainable civil society in Armenia as well as developing a stronger liberal market economy . Armenian Dream Armenian Dream ( Armenian : Հայկական երազանքի կուսակցություն ) is an Armenian political party . It was founded in 2018 and
24-578: The National Assembly. After the election, the Armenian Dream party congratulated the winning My Step Alliance and Nikol Pashinyan on his election as Prime Minister. The party further stated that the election was free and fair, and that citizens finally disavowed the former ruling Republican Party . The party does not maintain any representation within the National Assembly and currently acts as an extra-parliamentary force. In March 2023,
30-718: The election campaign, the Free Democrats advocated that Armenia should withdraw its membership from the Eurasian Union and pursue closer relations with the EU. The party also advocated for visa-free travel for Armenian citizens to the EU's Schengen Area . The Republic Party also campaigned on the platform that Armenia should withdraw from the Eurasian Union and the Collective Security Treaty Organization . The party supports Armenia's eventual accession to
36-472: The popular vote and had 133 candidates up for election across the country. Despite the alliances loss, the leaders of both parties emphasized that the election was free and fair. Leaders also discussed the idea of both parties working together again in the future. Both parties are considerably pro-European and have called for closer relations and integration between Armenia and the European Union . During
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