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The Republican Party of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետական Կուսակցութուն, Hayastani Hanrapetakan Kusaktsutyun, HHK) is a conservative political party in Armenia. It was the first political party in independent Armenia to be founded (2 April 1990) and registered (14 May 1991).
At the 2003 parliamentary elections on May 25, the party received 23.5% of the popular vote, winning 31 out of 131 seats. At the last parliamentary elections on May 12, 2007, the party received 32.82% of the popular vote, winning 64 out of 131 seats. The former prime minister, Andranik Markaryan, was the leader of the party. Current President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, is the chairman of HHK board. Political wise the strongest party in the country are the Republicans.
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