Serzh Sargsyan reelected Chairman of Republican Party of Armenia

YEREVAN, MAY 24, ARMENPRESS. The President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan has been unanimously elected the Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia in open voting held at the course of the 15th congress of the Republican Party of Armenia launched in Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex of Yerevan.

As reports “Armenpress”, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Hovik Abrahamyan put forward Serzh Sargsyan’s candidacy and stated that they have taken into consideration Serzh Sargsyan’s rich political experience, high level of confidence towards him, as well as the suggestions of the members of the party and delegates.

After the voting, Serzh Sargsyan underscored that it’s a great honor for him to lead the Republican Party of Armenia to new success and he will carry out that with huge amount of responsibility.

The 15th congress of the Republican Party of Armenia launched in Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex of Yerevan. Top officials representing the executive and legislative authorities participate in the congress. In a conversation with “Armenpress”, the Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, the Spokesperson of the Republican Party of Armenia Eduard Sharmazanov stated that there are 1800 delegates participating in the congress.

The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA, established in 1990), is one of the unique organizations operating on the Armenian political scene, with decades-old ideological and political roots. The RPA ideological basis is Garegin Nzhdeh’s teaching. Some members of clandestine National United Party of 1967-1987 continue their unique work within the party and its Board. In this regard the RPA is the ideological and political successor of Nzhdeh Tseghakron Professios and National United Party, which in the days fateful for Armenian people became the torch bearers of the ideas of independence both in Diaspora and Armenia.

The birth of the RPA is also organically linked to the 1988 National Awakening, fight for independence and Artsakh national liberation struggle. The military-political unit Army of Independence, formed at the outset of the struggle, became the organizational basis of the RPA establishment. On 2 April 1990 the founding council composed of the detachment commanders of the Army of Independence proclaimed the establishment of the Republican Party of Armenia in Yerevan and became the first officially registered socio-political organizationin the Republic of Armenia (registered on 14 May 1991).