Democratic Liberal Party (Armenia)

This article is about Armenian political party established in 2012 by the merger of Democratic Liberal Party of Armenia established in 1991 and dissolved on 3 June 2012 and Armenakan-Democratic Liberal Party established in 2009 and dissolved on 3 June 2012. For Armenian pan-Diaspora party established as Armenakan Party in 1885 and reformed as Armenian Democratic Liberal Party (ADL) in 1921, see Armenian Democratic Liberal Party.
Democratic Liberal Party (Armenia)
Leader Hakob Avetikyan
Founded 3 June 2012
Headquarters Yerevan
Ideology Liberalism, Social democracy, Pro-Europeanism and Third Way
Colors yellow
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Politics of Armenia
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Elections

Democratic Liberal Party (Armenia) (in Armenian Ռամկավար Ազատական Կուսակցություն (Հայաստան) pronounced Ramgavar Azatakan Kusaktsutyun (Hayastan) ) is a new political party formed on 3 June 2012 in Republic of Armenia.[1]

On December 1, 2011, Democratic Liberal Party of Armenia and Armenakan-Democratic Liberal Party had signed an initial agreement for launching a unification process between the two parties. The agreement materialized in the organization of general assemblies by the two formation to approve on unification moves.

On 3 June 2012, a joint general constituting assembly was held and union and official declaration of the new party made. Twenty five members were elected as the party's pan-republican Central Committee with Hakob Avetikyan being elected as the general secretary of the party.[2]

The new party Democratic Liberal Party (Armenia) is made up of the result of the merger of two existing (and initially rival) liberal democratic parties:

The two parties declared in their last respective general assemblies held the decision to liquidate their parties and join in forces in the new party. They also declared in their joint meeting held at the Tekeyan Center in Yerevan that the Democratic Liberal Party (Armenia) is the rightful historic continuation of the two earlier parties.

The Democratic Liberal Party (Armenia) also made friendly declarations toward the historical Armenian Democratic Liberal Party (ADL) in the Diaspora for relationship between the two for very close cooperation in the interest of forming a possible global union in the future.

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