Aram Sargsyan

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In 2001, he founded the Hanrapetutyun Party. He supported the opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan in the 2008 Armenian presidential election.

Sargsyan was elected to the Armenian National Assembly in May 2012 with the Armenian National Congress, but he didn't accept the seat.[3]

In the 2017 Armenian parliamentary election, Sargsyan was elected through the proportional list of the Way Out Alliance.

Prior to the 2018 Yerevan City Council election, Sargsyan co-led the Bright Alliance.

Sargsyan led the Hanrapetutyun Party as its candidate for Prime Minister in the 2021 Armenian parliamentary election. The party received 3.04% of the vote, coming in fifth place.

In May 2024, Sargsyan joined the United Platform of Democratic Forces.

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  1. Government biography Accessed 2 April 2009. Archived 2 April 2009.
  2. "WORLD BANK: World Bank President expresses cocondolences & continued economic support for Armenia." M2 Presswire November 16, 1999
  3. No Thanks: Party leader Sargsyan joins Ter-Petrosyan in giving up mandate