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Heritage (Armenia)
Encyclopedia
Heritage is a liberal
and centrist, opposition political party
in Armenia
. The party emerged as the fifth largest party in the Armenian National Assembly after its debut in the 2007 Armenian parliamentary elections
. It obtained 7 seats and a popular vote of 5.81%. It was formerly led by US
-born former Foreign Minister Raffi Hovannisian
until his resignation in September 2009.
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
and centrist, opposition political party
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...
. The party emerged as the fifth largest party in the Armenian National Assembly after its debut in the 2007 Armenian parliamentary elections
Armenian parliamentary election, 2007
Parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 12 May 2007. 1,364 candidates ran for the 131 seats, 41 of which were constituency seats with the remaining 90 being filled by a proportional party-list system...
. It obtained 7 seats and a popular vote of 5.81%. It was formerly led by US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-born former Foreign Minister Raffi Hovannisian
Raffi Hovannisian
Raffi K. Hovannisian is an American-born Armenian politician and former Foreign Minister of Armenia. He is the leader of the Heritage party....
until his resignation in September 2009.