Armenian Communist Party
Encyclopedia
The Armenian Communist Party is a communist political party
in Armenia
.
It considers itself the successor of the Communist Party of Armenia
of the Soviet Union
, since the former leadership of this party, headed by Aram Gasparovich Sarkisyan
, dissolved it and established the Democratic Party of Armenia
.
HKK is the main communist party in Armenia and it has 18,000 (mostly elderly) members.
HKK publishes Hayastani Komunist and Pravda Armenii.
In the parliamentary election
held on 25 May 2003, the party won 2.11 % of popular votes and none of 131 seats.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
.
It considers itself the successor of the Communist Party of Armenia
Communist Party of Armenia (Soviet Union)
The Communist Party of Armenia was a branch of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union within Armenian SSR, and as such, the sole ruling party in Armenian SSR.-Dissulution and succession:...
of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, since the former leadership of this party, headed by Aram Gasparovich Sarkisyan
Aram Gasparovich Sarkisyan
Aram Gasparovich Sarkisyan is an Armenian politician, a communist and social-democrat activist.In 1967-1972 he studied at Yerevan State Linguistic University, then at Moscow higher komsomol school. Sarkisyan worked in different factories, in 1970-80's he was the correspondent of "Komsomolskaya...
, dissolved it and established the Democratic Party of Armenia
Democratic Party of Armenia
The Democratic Party of Armenia is a democratic socialist political party in Armenia....
.
HKK is the main communist party in Armenia and it has 18,000 (mostly elderly) members.
HKK publishes Hayastani Komunist and Pravda Armenii.
In the parliamentary election
Armenian parliamentary election, 2003
Parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 25 May 2003. There were 56 constituency seats and 75 elected on a national basis using proportional representation. They saw the Republican Party of Armenia emerge as the largest party, with 33 of the 131 seats...
held on 25 May 2003, the party won 2.11 % of popular votes and none of 131 seats.
Leaders
The title of the party leader is First Secretary.- 1991-1999: Sergey Badalyan (:ru:Бадалян, Сергей Григорьевич)
- ?- present: Ruben TovmasyanRuben TovmasyanRuben Tovmasyan is the Secretary General of the Armenian Communist Party.-External links:**-References:...
.