Prosperous Armenia
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| Prosperous Armenia Բարգավաճ Հայաստանի Կուսակցություն |
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| Leader | Gagik Tsarukian |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Yerevan, Armenia |
| Ideology | Conservatism, Liberal conservatism |
| International affiliation | None |
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| http://www.bhk.am/ | |
Prosperous Armenia (Armenian: Բարգավաճ Հայաստանի Կուսակցություն, Bargavadj Hayastani Kusaktsutyun, BHK) is a political party in Armenia. It was founded by Gagik Tsarukian, a wealthy businessman, in late 2005.[1] It debuted in the 2007 Armenian parliamentary elections, winning 18 seats and 14.68% of the votes, making it the second largest political party in parliament.
Prosperous Armenia backed Serzh Sargsyan in the February 2008 presidential election.[2]
[edit] Allegations of vote-buying
According to Hetq, the Prosperous Armenia Party has been involved in collecting personal data and offering bribes of 5,000 drams (about $13 USD) for votes in Yerevan's upcoming municipal elections in May 2009.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Liz Fuller, "Armenia: Election Campaign Gets Off To Uneasy Start", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, April 19, 2007.
- ^ "Sarkisian Thanks Armenians For ‘Overwhelming Support’", Armenialiberty.org, 21 February 2008.
- ^ Prosperous Armenia Party Involved in Vote Buying, Hetq Online, April 20, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Prosperous Armenia official site
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