Vazgen Manukyan
Leader of National Democratic Union (NDU)

Background Information

1. National Democratic Union (NDU)
2. The party was founded in 1992. It counts 3000 people. It has approximately 56 territorial subdivisions.
3. One seat in the Parliament of the country, no governmental portfolios, and not represented in other branches of power.

Mher Shahgeldyan
Deputy Chairman of Orinats Yerkir (Rule of Law) Party

Background Information

1. Orinats Yerkir (Rule of Law) Party
2. The party was founded in 1997. It counts up to 30 thousand members. It has local subdivisions in all the regions of the country.
3. The party is represented in the Parliament by 21 deputies according to the proportional and majority systems. It has three ministerial portfolios in the government, and six deputy ministers. It has 2 governors in the regional administrations and three deputy governors.

Vahan Hovhannisyan
Member of the Bureau of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun)

Background Information

1. Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) – ARF (D)
2. The party was founded in 1890. It has members all over the world. There are more than 6000 active members of the party in Armenia , besides the women's organizations and youth unions. The party is represented in all the regions and towns, in most communities of the country.
3. The party is represented in the power structures - 12 Deputies in the Parliament of the country, three Ministers in the government. The party also has two Governors, five Deputy Ministers and two Deputy Governors.

Aram Z. Sargsyan
Member of the political council of “Republic” Party

Background Information

1. Republic Party
2. The party was founded on 21 February, 2001 , but was officially registered in March, 2001. It counts 5000 people, and there are 37 territorial subdivisions.
3. It has three seats in the Parliament of the country, it is not represented in other state authority structures.

Tigran Torosyan
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Republican Party of Armenia (RPA)

Background Information

1. Republican Party of Armenia (RPA)
2. The party was founded in 1991. It counts approximately 15000 people. The party has 67 subdivisions all over the republic.
3. The party has 44 seats in the Parliament, is represented by the Prime-Minister and six Ministers in the government. 30% of the heads of local self-governance organs are members of RPA.

David Shahnazaryan
Member of Secretariat of the Armenian National Movement (ANM)

Background Information

1. Armenian National Movement (ANM). In 1990 – 1998 was the party in power.
2. The party was founded in 1989. It counts 6000 people. It has local subdivisions in all the regions of the country.
3. The party does not have representation in the structures of power.

Gurgen Arsenyan
Leader of United Labor Party (ULP)

Background Information

1. United Labor Party (ULP)
2. The party was founded in 2002. It counts more than 2000 people, the local subdivisions of the party function in all the marzes (regions) of Armenia.
3. The party is represented in the Parliament by a fraction of 6 MPs.

Stepan Demirchyan
Leader of People's Party of Armenia (PPA)

Background Information

1. People's Party of Armenia (PPA)
2. The party was founded in 1998, the number of local subdivisions – 53, Primary ones – over 1000. Membership – 30000.
3. Six seats in the National Assembly of Armenia as part of the “Justice” fraction that unites 9 parties and has 14 seats in the Parliament of the country. PPA is not represented in any other branches of power.

Aram Karapetyan
Leader of New Times Party

Background Information

1. New Times Party
2. The party was founded on December 2nd, 2003. According to the situation on 31st January, 2005 the party had 19108 people. 27 territorial subdivisions are functioning in 27 marzes and in Yerevan.
3. The party is not represented in the power structures.

Aram G. Sarksyan
Leader of Armenian Democratic Party (ADP)

Background Information

1. Armenian Democratic Party (ADP)
2. The party was registered in October, 1991. It counts 5000 people. There are subdivisions almost in all the marzes of the country and in all the communities in Yerevan.
3. It has one seat in the Parliament. It is not represented in the other branches of power.