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{{Distinguish|Armenian National Unity|National United Party (Armenia)}}
{{Infobox political party
| country          = Armenia
| name             = National Unity (Armenia)
| logo             = File:National_Unity_(Armenia)_logo.jpeg
| leader           = ''Vacant''
| foundation       = 1997
| membership       = 46,700<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://www.osce.org/yerevan/24970?download=true|title=Political Parties of the Republic of Armenia Participating in the National Assembly Elections 2007|website=osce.org|access-date=27 September 2023}}</ref>
| ideology         = [[Conservatism]]<br />[[Russophilia]]<br />[[Commonwealth of Independent States|Pro-CIS]]<ref name="auto1"/>
| headquarters     = [[Yerevan]]
| colorcode        = {{party color|National Unity (Armenia)}}
| seats1           = {{Infobox political party/seats|0|107|}}
| seats1_title     = [[National Assembly of Armenia|National Assembly]]
| website          = {{URL|http://www.amiab.am/hy/}}
}}
'''National Unity''' ({{langx|hy|Ազգային միաբանություն|Azgayin Miabanutyun}}) is a [[Conservatism|conservative]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Nordsieck|first=Wolfram|date=2007|title=Armenia|url=http://parties-and-elections.de/armenia.html|website=Parties and Elections in Europe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827121520/http://parties-and-elections.de/armenia.html|archive-date=27 August 2011|url-status=unfit}}</ref> [[political party]] in [[Armenia]]. It was founded and led by [[Artashes Geghamyan]] from 1997 until his death in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 September 2024 |title=Artashes Geghamyan passes away - ABCMEDIA |url=https://abcmedia.am/en/politics/92744/ |access-date=21 September 2024 |website=abcmedia.am |language=en-US}}</ref>

==History==
In the [[2003 Armenian parliamentary election|parliamentary election]] held on 25 May 2003, the party won 8.8% of the popular vote and 9 out of 131 seats in the [[National Assembly of Armenia]]. In the [[2003 Armenian presidential election|2003 presidential election]], Geghamyan received 17.54% of the vote in the first round, but was eliminated prior to the second round of voting. In the [[2007 Armenian parliamentary election|2007 parliamentary election]], the party did not win any seats, receiving a popular vote of 3.69%. The party has not participated in any parliamentary elections since 2007.

In the [[2008 Armenian presidential election|February 2008 presidential election]], Geghamyan, running again as the National Unity Party's candidate, placed seventh with 0.46% of the vote according to final official results.<ref>[http://www.defacto.am/index.php?OP=71396441 "RA CEC DECLARED SERGE SARGSIAN ARMENIA’S PRESIDENT"]{{dead link|date=February 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, defacto.am, 25 February 2008.</ref>

Following the [[2020–2021 Armenian protests]], the party endorsed the "New Union" political alliance of the [[Voice of the Nation (Armenia)|Voice of the Nation]] Party, the [[Towards Russia Party]], and the [[Constitutional Rights Union]]. Geghamyan attended a meeting of the alliance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iravunk.com/?p=191837|title=Ազդարարվեց' "Ուժեղ Հայաստան' Ռուսաստանի հետ. հանուն նոր միության" նախաձեռնության մեկնարկի մասին|website=iravunk.com}}</ref> Geghamyan has also been very critical of Prime Minister [[Nikol Pashinyan]], accusing the Prime Minister of being ruled by [[George Soros]] and [[Western world|Western]] interests.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.yerevannights.com/NewsOnline/article.aspx?id=405&lng=AM|title=Ազգային միաբանություն»-ը, ՔԴՄ-ն եւ ՍԻՄ-ը կսատարեն Սերժ Սարգսյանին &#124; YerevanNights.com|website=www.yerevannights.com}}</ref>

==Ideology==
The party advocates for strengthening the Armenian economy, protecting minority rights, deepening [[European integration]] while maintaining close relations with other [[Commonwealth of Independent States]] members, especially with [[Russia]]. The party also believes in keeping Armenia within the [[Collective Security Treaty Organization]] and the [[Eurasian Economic Union]] but also fostering deeper relations with the [[United States]] and [[NATO]]. However, the party is against any NATO peacekeepers being deployed in Armenia.<ref name="auto"/><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20191206213808/http://www.shame.am/news/view/67796.html Shame news] </ref>

The party additionally believes in establishing peace with Armenia's neighbours and peacefully resolving the [[Nagorno-Karabakh conflict]].<ref name="auto1"/>

In May 2021, the party supported the idea of Armenia joining the Belarus-Russia [[Union State]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iravunk.com/?p=202925&l=am|title=Արտաշես Գեղամյան. Հայաստանն անվտանգության մեջ կլինի միայն Ռուսաստանի և Բելառուսի միութենական պետությունում|website=iravunk.com}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Politics|Conservatism}}
*[[Politics of Armenia]]
*[[Programs of political parties in Armenia]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Armenian political parties}}

[[Category:1997 establishments in Armenia]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1997]]
[[Category:Conservative parties in Armenia]]
[[Category:Political parties in Armenia]]
[[Category:Russophilic parties in Armenia]]


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