Armenian Communist Party
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This article is about Communist Party established in 1991. For historical party in the Soviet era, see Communist Party of Armenia (Soviet Union).
"HKK" redirects here. For the airport with IATA code HKK, see Hokitika Airport.
| Armenian Communist Party Hayastani Komunistakan Kusaktsutyun |
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| Leader | Ruben Tovmasyan |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Yerevan |
| Newspaper | Hayastani Komunist |
| Membership | 18,000 |
| Ideology | Marxism-Leninism, Communism |
The Armenian Communist Party (Armenian: Հայաստանի կոմունիստական կուսակցություն, abbreviated ՀԿԿ, Hayastani Komunistakan Kusaktsutyun) 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.[1]
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.
[edit] Leaders
The title of the party leader is First Secretary.
- 1991–1999: Sergey Badalyan (ru:Бадалян, Сергей Григорьевич)
- ? – present: Ruben Tovmasyan.
[edit] See also
- Communist Party of Armenia (disambiguation)
[edit] References
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