Identity and Unity Party

Identity and Unity Party

Ինքնություն և միասնություն կուսակցություն
Identity and Unity Party Ինքնություն և միասնություն կուսակցություն
Leader	Erik Mkrdumyan
Founded	April 6, 2019
Headquarters	Stepanakert
	Politics of Artsakh; Political parties; Elections;

The Identity and Unity Party (Armenian: Ինքնություն և միասնություն կուսակցություն) was an Armenian political party in Artsakh.^[1]

History

The Identity and Unity Party was established on 6 April 2019.^[2] Its founder and current party leader is Erik Mkrdumyan.^[3] The party currently has no parliamentary representation within the National Assembly and acts as an extra-parliamentary force.

Electoral record

Prior to the 2020 Artsakhian general election, the party announced its intentions to join the New Artsakh Alliance.^[4] The alliance pledged to support Masis Mayilyan for the presidential nomination. Following the election, the alliance gained just 4.60% of the votes after the first round of voting.^[5] As such, the alliance failed to gain any seats in the National Assembly.^[6] On 30 May 2020, Erik Mkrdumyan met with Speaker of the National Assembly, Arthur Tovmasyan, to discuss the party's readiness to cooperate on various issues aimed at the development of the country.^[7]

Ideology

The party supports the continued development of Artsakh, ensuring the security of the country and its citizens, and eventually unifying Artsakh with Armenia.^[2]