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“Armenia” alliance

The “Armenia” (Hayastan) alliance was founded in 2021 to participate in the snap parliamentary elections.

The alliance was created by Robert Kocharyan, the "Armenian Revolutionary Federation" and the "Reviving Armenia" parties. The electoral list is headed by Robert Kocharyan.

The "Armenia" alliance is confident about winning the upcoming elections

The "Armenia" alliance is confident about winning the upcoming elections

During a meeting with citizens in Artik the second president of Armenia, and the PM candidate of the "Armenia" alliance Robert Kocharyan said they are confident about winning the snap parliamentary elections and taking responsibility for the country. According to him, during the elections, the authorities should be evaluated by the fulfillment of their promises, and the opposition should be evaluated by what promises it makes and whether it has the potential to fulfill those promises․ "I even think that it is both easy and difficult for you to assess as there is nothing to compare about what the current authorities have or haven't done," Kocharyan said. He also criticized the personnel resources of current authorities. "Several key ministries were abolished - the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Culture," Kocharyan said, recalling the change of 5 heads in the National Security Service, 4 heads in the General Staff, and 3 ministers in the Ministry of Economy over the past three years. For comparison, he reminded that at the time when he was in office, Minister of Agriculture David Lokyan worked for 7 years and the Chief of Police Hayk Harutyunyan worked for 8 years. Kocharyan added that they will be better with their experience and knowledge.
12:18 - 16 June, 2021
Robert Kocharyan to offer a post to Ex-PM Karen Karapetyan

Robert Kocharyan to offer a post to Ex-PM Karen Karapetyan

The leader of the "Armenia" alliance, Armenia's second president Robert Kocharyan will offer Ex-PM Karen Karapetyan to return to Armenia in case of winning the elections. Kocharyan stated this in an interview with Russian media, answering the question of the Sputnik Armenia news agency. In response to the question about the possibility and status of Karapetyan's return, Kocharyan answered that he is regularly in touch with the former prime minister. "I regret that he left. I think what happened then was simply not right. In any case, I will make an offer, " Robert Kocharyan said in an interview with Sputnik Armenia, RIA Novosti, and Ruptly.
13:37 - 15 June, 2021
Snap parliamentary elections 2021: election campaign day 8. Updates

Snap parliamentary elections 2021: election campaign day 8. Updates

18:03 - There is no Russia and the West, there is Russia and Turkey. Turkey represents the West in the region. Whatever Turkey is doing is the West. Of course France can sometimes do reverences, but it doesn’t mean anything. [Hrant Bagratyan, PM candidate of the Freedom (Azatutyun) party]   17:41 - First of all any opponent passing through our territory, especially Azerbaijani, will simply be killed if it crosses our territory. What is our territory? Nikol Pashinyan simply lies to people when he says that there is no demarcation or delimitation. No, there is a border, it′s the border between the Armenian SSR and the Azerbaijani SSR. It′s another matter that there is no delimitation and demarcation on this border, but it doesn′t mean that there is no border. [Hrant Bagratyan, PM candidate of the Freedom (Azatutyun) party]   14:59 - The best government is the one that people don′t meet every day, meeting the government every day means that it creates problems every day, and people start to remember that there is a body that has to do something and doesn′t do its job. A well-functioning government is the one that people don′t even hear about. Why do you even have to know the location of the Government? During these three years there have been so many protests in front of the Government building. [Robert Kocharyan]   13:37 - During their campaign, the government constantly spreads hatred. Every day they inject a new dose of hatred in the society, realizing very well that in any case they will not have the opportunity to reproduce, unfortunately, they are going to present their defeat as a victory. I don′t rule out that the government may say that the elections were rigged by the opposition. [Arsen Babayan, representative of the "I have the honor" alliance]   13:21 - We don′t accept the opening of corridors and roads. That will mean the unification of the Turkish world and as a consequence - Turkish economic expansion in Armenia. [Hayk Paytyan]   11:58 - We must quickly restore our security system, establish tolerance and peace in our country and homes,  have a reputation as a predictable and reliable partner in foreign policy, take effective anti-crisis measures to create the prerequisites for a prosperous life, restart the effective state management system, review relations with the diaspora, turning it from a mere helper into a full-fledged partner and lobbying center for Armenian interests. [Former Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan]   11:36 - The PM candidate of the Armenian Democratic Party Tigran Arzakantsyan, whose electoral registration was invalidated recently, has sued the Central Electoral Commission.    11:27 - The people are dissatisfied and so are we. The reason for that is that we felt obligated to keep our promise. When we made a revolution in 2018, we said that this is a revolution of love and solidarity. As a result of the revolution, we received a velvet mandate, but we understand that that mandate has expired. [Nikol Pashinyan]   11:05 - For the second time, the Administrative Court invalidated the decision of the Central Electoral Commission on recognizing the poster with the image of "Life and Freedom" ("Kyanq ev Azatutyun") book by "Armenia" alliance's PM candidate Robert Kocharyan with the caption "Building Armenia" associated with the electoral campaign.   10:54 - I think that after the elections, if the agenda that we present is implemented, the issue of POWs can be solved very quickly. This issue can be solved if we solve our problems inside the country. And under no circumstances should the return of POWs be manipulated. [Edmon Marukyan]
14:42 - 14 June, 2021
Snap parliamentary elections 2021: election campaign day 6. Updates

Snap parliamentary elections 2021: election campaign day 6. Updates

17:41 - The issue that hasn′t been resolved, the issue of the status of Artsakh on the basis of the Artsakh people's right to self-determination, must be resolved within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group. Recently the international community and the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs are actively talking about this, and it′s necessary to reactivate the Minsk Group, at the same time it′s impossible to separate our security system from this. [Ruben Rubinyan, MP candidate of the "Civil Contract" party]   16:58 - We don’t rule out that alliances may be formed, but maybe we should talk about it in the next stage - after the elections. One thing is clear that all the sensible forces have clearly stated that there can be no cooperation with the force led by Pashinyan. And it’s obvious because they were not involved in politics. [Davit Harutyunyan, representative of the "I have the honor" (Pativ unem) alliance]   16:41 - I assure you that if Ter-Petrosyan is the leader of the country, the issue of POWs will be solved within a week, as well as many other issues, because governing the country is not a circus, it’s a serious art. Only people who know that art must lead the country and solve the security problems. [Levon Zurabyan, MP candidate of the ANC]   15:11 - These people are trying to mislead our people again. Now they want a steel mandate, but the interesting thing is that they don′t want that mandate to use it against the enemy, they don′t want a steel mandate to remove the enemy from the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia and to restore what we have lost, but they want that mandate to make vendettas in Armenia, to imprison people, to fight against the church and national values. [Ishkhan Saghatelyan, MP candidate of the "Armenia" (Hayastan) alliance]   15:03 - The "I have the honor" (Pativ unem) alliance considers the provision of Armenia's security a priority, including its various components - border security, the challenges that have emerged after the 44-day war. The second direction is the deepening of relations with international partners. [Vardan Voskanyan, member of "I have the honor" (Pativ unem) alliance ]   14:32 - Zartonq National Christian Party started the 6th day of the campaign in Shirak region. Ara Zohrabyan, the leader of the party mentioned at the meeting with the residents of different communities that the authorities had failed in different spheres. The representatives of the party in their speeches considered unacceptable the division of the society and the enmity towards each other.   13:58 - We want a person living in Armenia not to be a submissive, but a citizen. So far, everything has been done to make people submissive, so that they are not above any bar. We want the person living in Armenia not to be a submissive, but a citizen. An elite circle has been formed. They have got the education, they have got the business, they have got the opportunity. This is the result of a very long policy because education has been limited. [Nikol Pashinyan, PM candidate of the "Civil Contract" party]   12:23 - The current government has done nothing for Spitak in the last three years. After June 20, you will see a government for which it will be a matter of honor to look you in the eye every time we come here and say what we have done. We will bring peace with us. I say that during all the rallies. A society that is filled with enmity towards each other cannot be constructive. Nothing can be done if we do not unite like a fist and do not set ourselves a prosperous, developing, strong Armenia. [Robert Kocharyan, PM candidate of the "Armenia" alliance]    12:13 - The "Armenian Homeland" (Hayots Hayrenik) party is the force that has fought for many years for the statehood of Armenia, and for the territorial integrity of Armenia and Artsakh. Some  people don’t like this, because the events of recent years have shown that no one really cares about the security of the country. [Anahit Yeghoyan, chairman of the "Armenian Homeland" (Hayots Hayrenik) party]   11:38 - The 44-day war, as well as the events in Syunik, clearly proved one thing, that the CSTO is useless, it′s not able to do anything. It′s necessary to leave the CSTO, to start negotiations with the west and pave the way that will eventually lead us to NATO, to security and peace. [Nerses Zeynalvandyan, member of the European Party of Armenia]   11:36 - An unstable situation is created after the defeat without any negotiated plan. There is no situation that the Minsk Group co-chairs have any plan on the table. We are in a much more unstable situation. You are asking what is our position, and I′m saying that I don′t know, because we know the methodology, but we don′t know the positions of the countries that potentially represent that plan. That new plan must be formed as a result of really long negotiations. We are the political force that has the experience to enter into those negotiations and bring the most favorable plan for both Artsakh and Armenia. [Levon Zurabyan, MP candidate of the Armenian National Congress]   10:48 - Insulting and mocking citizens who express their opinion on the elections, including by sharing their photos and videos, must stop. Arman Tatoyan, Human Rights Defender of Armenia
14:40 - 12 June, 2021
Robert Kocharyan claims he hasn't had any relations with the authorities since 2008 hetq.am

Robert Kocharyan claims he hasn't had any relations with the authorities since 2008 hetq.am

hetq.amThe PM candidate of the "Armenia" alliance, Armenia's second president Robert Kocharyan rules out that in case of coming to power there will be privileged people in Armenia. Kocharyan spoke about this in the Yeghvard community of the Kotayk region, answering the question of one of the citizens, whether he guarantees that everyone in the country will be equal before the law. "Have you ever heard of any rudeness from a member of my family or a relative, anywhere?" Kocharyan asked the citizen, to which the latter gave a negative response, but added that although the family members of the second president were modest, there have been other privileged people. Kocharyan asked the citizen what period did he mean, the period between 1998 and 2008 (the years of his presidency) or after that, to which the citizen answered, "The recent years". "I have not had any relations with the authorities since 2008. From 2009 to 2018 I wasn't even in touch, because there were many things I did not agree with, that is why I did not have direct contact. And now I'm telling you that it is excluded that we allow such manifestations, it is unequivocal," said the leader of the "Armenia" alliance.
12:23 - 11 June, 2021
Financial means of MP candidates: Part Two ["Armenia" alliance]

Financial means of MP candidates: Part Two ["Armenia" alliance]

After the parties were registered in the Central Electoral Commission, they submitted declarations, including their property, income, and interests of both the party and the MP candidates involved in the party. It has been several days since the pre-election campaign started, and it will continue until June 18. June 20 is the voting day of the snap parliamentary elections. Infocom has already presented the declarations of the businessmen and the candidates who have declared quite a lot of money and are included in the pre-election list of the "Civil Contract" party. We have also looked through the "Armenia" alliance's pre-election list - the candidates who have declared their property and large financial means. 75 of the MP candidates included in the pre-election list of the "Armenia" alliance have submitted a declaration to the Central Electoral Commission. According to the submitted declarations, the leader of the alliance, Armenia's second president Robert Kocharyan is the candidate who has declared the biggest amount of money. At the time of the declaration, Kocharyan had 980 million AMD and 1.927.000 USD. Converted into AMD it's 2 billion 187 million 265 thousand. In addition to financial means, Kocharyan has also declared 1 apartment and 1 residential house. He also has a 0․0306% share in "Sistema" PJSFC. Kocharyan is also the independent director of this company. The second with the declared financial means is David Sedrakyan. At the time of submitting the declaration, Sedrakyan had 1 billion 420 million 630 thousand AMD and 750K USD. Converted into AMD,  Sedrakyan's declaration is 1 billion 808 million 5 thousand AMD. In addition to funds, the MP candidate has declared 34 real estates, including 3 apartments, 8 buildings, 1 warehouse, 5 storage rooms, 1 kiosk, 1 roof, 1 overpass, a platform, 7 parking lots, 3 areas, and 4 plots of land. Sedrakyan is a 100% shareholder of "David and Elina", "Dragsman", "Dragsman Store", "Dragsman Market", "Pars" LLCs. In addition to these companies, Sedrakyan has a 75% stake in "Bidek" LLC, a 50% stake in "Nariprof" LLC, and a 25% stake in "Best Friends" LLC. In general, the MP candidate has shares in 8 companies. MP candidate Arsen Hakhnazaryan has declared 546.300.000 AMD, 1.205.600 USD, 511K Euros, 10 million rubles, 40K GEL, and 30K CA$ at the time of the declaration. Hakhnazaryan's funds converted into AMD are 1 billion 588 million 313 thousand. In addition to this, Hakhnazaryan has also declared 4 real estates, including 2 apartments, 2 parking lots, as well as 2 movable properties of "Mercedes-Benz GLE 400 4Matic Coupe" and "Hyundai Azera 2.4L". Hakhnazaryan has a 33-34% share in "Smart Choice" LLC, 30% share in "Eco Solutions" LLC, 100% in "Smart Finance" LLC, 34% in "Smart Set" LLC, 23-36% share in "Smart Finance Ford" LLC and 2 bonds in "Araratbank", one for 2.8% and the second for 4.6%. Sayat Shirinyan, an MP candidate nominated by the "Armenia" alliance, has declared 250 million AMD, 750K USD, and 150K EUR as monetary means. In general, the declared amounts in AMD are 731.350.000. In addition to the money, Shirinyan has also declared 2 apartments, 1 garage, 2 cars of "Toyota Avensis ZRT271" and "Lexus RX 450 H". It is noted in the declaration that Shirinyan's only source of income is the amount generated from the pension. The mayor of Goris Arush Arushanyan is also included in the pre-election list of the "Armenia" alliance. Arushanyan has declared 230 million AMD, 295K USD, 105K EUR. The total amount converted into AMD is 448.150.000. In addition to this, Arushanyan has also declared 2 plots of land, 1 private house, 1 industrial building, and a truck "Zil 130". Arthur Ghazinyan has declared 30 million AMD, 500K USD, 200K EUR. If we convert it into AMD, then Ghazinyan's funds are 413.550.000 AMD. In addition to the money, Ghazinyan has also declared 1 house, 1 plot of land, and a car "Jaguar XJL 3.0". Levon Kocharyan has declared 161.280.000 AMD  and 395.460 USD, which is a total of 365.535.000 AMD. In addition to the funds, Kocharyan has also declared 1 apartment, 1 garage, 1 office, and 2 cars "Toyota RAV4 2.5" and  "Toyota Camry 3.5p". Kocharyan has a 60% stake in "Nairi Insurance", a 50% stake in "Jemcominvest", a 33-3% stake in "Space Management" and a 0.70% stake in "Excel Outdoors". MP candidate Vahe Hakobyan has declared 9.800.000 AMD, 408K USD, and 212K Euros. In total, it's 353.350.000 AMD. In addition to the money, Hakobyan has also declared 4 apartments, 3 parking lots, 1 plot of land, 2 cars - "Lexus ES 250", "Mercedes-Benz V250 D 4Matic", and 1 motorcycle. Hakobyan also declared 6 expensive properties worth more than 8 million AMD, including a $ 17K "Hublot" watch, an $ 11 million "Vacheron-Constantin" watch, a $ 12 million "Breguet" watch, and $ 18,000 Martiros Saryan "Sevan" watercolor, a Martiros Saryan oil painting worth 150K USD and a Hovhannes Aivazovsky painting worth 200K USD. Hakobyan has a 10% stake in "Cronimet Metal Trading CIS" CJSC. Andranik Tevanyan has declared 5.800.000 AMD, 358K US dollars, and  124K Euros. In total, it's 268.393.000 AMD. In addition to the funds, Tevanyan has also declared 2 apartments, 2 garages, and 1 "Honda CR-V" car. In addition to the people mentioned above, others who have shares in companies have also been nominated by the "Armenia" alliance. Tigran Barseghyan is a 100% shareholder in "Bimmo" LLC. He has a 50% share in "Veneri", "Veneri Immo", "Sagati fish", "GitiS-immo" LLCs. He has declared 2 apartments, 2 cars, and 53.737.000 AMD. Alexander Khachatryan has shares in "Tickey & Partners", "Free Invest S. A.", "Volunteer1: Open Contract Public Fund" and "Volunteer 2: Open Contract Public Public Fund" companies. Khachatryan has declared 1 apartment, 1 cottage, and 35.710.000 AMD. Yuri Hambaryan has a stake in "R&H Trans", "My Net", "Lori Beer" and "Spider System" companies. The MP candidate has declared 3 apartments, 2 garages, 2 plots of land, 1 area, and 1 "Toyota Camry 2.5" car. Hambaryan's funds amount to 112.644.000 AMD. Hripsime Stambulyan, nominated by the "Armenia" alliance, has 100% shares in "Anriva-Trans", "Anriva-Tour", "Anriva-Realty", and "Cordoba" companies. Stambulyan has declared 1 private house, 1 apartment, 1 public settlement, 2 plots of land, and a car - "Lexus RX 350". She has also declared an "Omega de Ville" watch worth 10 million AMD as an expensive property exceeding 8 million AMD. Stambulyan's funds amount to 146.125.000 AMD. In general, if we consider only the funds available in the declarations submitted by the candidates of the "Armenia" alliance, they make 4 billion 468 million 687 thousand AMD, 7 million 849 thousand 780 dollars, 1 million 642 thousand 560 euros, 15 million 502 thousand 700 rubles, 40 thousand GEL, and 30 thousand Canadian dollars. The amount converted into AMD is 9 billion 930 million 286 thousand. The funds of the 13 deputy candidates mentioned above make 8 billion 512 million 127 thousand AMD, which is 85.7% of the funds of all the MP candidates who have submitted a declaration.
18:36 - 10 June, 2021