{{Infobox political party | name = Democratic Homeland Party | logo = File:Democratic_Homeland_Party_logo.jpg | colorcode = #DA9828 | leader = [[:ru:Макеян, Петрос Степанович|Petros Makeyan]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.azatutyun.am/a/24645429.html|title=«Ժողովրդավարական հայրենիք»-ին զրկում են Երեւանում տարածքից|website=«Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան|date=14 July 2012 |last1=Ասլանյան |first1=Կարլեն }}</ref> | foundation = {{Start date|1998}} | ideology = [[Democracy|Pro-democracy]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irates.am/hy/1361630320|title=«Ժողովրդավարական հայրենիք» կուսակցության հայտարարությունը|website=www.irates.am}}</ref> | position = [[Centrism|Centre]] | headquarters = [[Yerevan]], [[Armenia]] | country = Armenia | native_name = Ժողովրդավարական հայրենիք կուսակցություն | seats1 = {{Infobox political party/seats|0|107|}} | seats1_title = [[National Assembly of Armenia|National Assembly]] }}
The '''Democratic Homeland Party''' ({{langx|hy|Ժողովրդավարական հայրենիք կուսակցություն|Zhoghovrdavarakan Hayrenik’ kusakts’ut’yun}}) is an [[Armenia]]n [[political party]]. The Chairman of the party is Petros Makeyan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://a1plus.am/hy/article/61539|title=«Ժողովրդավարական Հայրենիք» կուսակցության հայտարարությունը|website=A1Plus|date=7 June 2023 }}</ref>
==History== The party was founded in 1988. The party withdrew its participation in the [[2003 Armenian parliamentary election]], over concerns of electoral corruption.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://a1plus.am/en/article/280967|title=PETROS MAKEYAN IS DROPPING OUT OF ELECTION STRUGGLE|website=A1Plus|date=6 June 2023 }}</ref>
The party subsequently joined the [[Armenian National Congress]] and participated in an electoral bloc with them in the [[2012 Armenian parliamentary election]]. The Armenian National Congress won 7 seats in the [[National Assembly of Armenia|National Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hetq.am/hy/article/15742|title=Զուրաբյանի «Ժողովրդական հայրենիք» կուսակցության հարցով նամակ է գրել վարչապետին|website=Hetq.am|date=20 June 2012 }}</ref> Prior to the 2012 election, the Democratic Homeland Party feared that the election would be rigged and proclaimed that the [[Republican Party of Armenia]] was a criminal organization.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lragir.am/2013/01/14/77084/|title=Ժողովրդավարական Հայրենիք կուսակցության Հայտարարությունը|access-date=2021-04-22|archive-date=2021-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422020656/https://www.lragir.am/2013/01/14/77084/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aravot.am/2013/03/15/215257/|title=«Ժողովրդավարական Հայրենիք» կուսակցության քաղաքական խորհրդի որոշումը|website=www.aravot.am}}</ref> The Democratic Homeland Party eventually became skeptical of and left the Armenian National Congress.
Several party members participated in the [[2013 Yerevan City Council election]], under the [[Heritage (Armenia)|Heritage]] party's [[Hello Yerevan|Barev Yerevan]] alliance. The alliance came in third place, winning 8.48% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heritage.am/hy/barev-yerevan-list|title=«Բարև Երևան» դաշինքի ընտրացուցակ|website=www.heritage.am}}</ref>
The party currently does not have any representation in the National Assembly and acts as an [[Extra-parliamentary opposition|extra-parliamentary]] force.
==Ideology== The party believes in developing a strong and transparent democracy in Armenia, and opposes political [[oligarchy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ancudardz.am/archives/2382|title=Ժողովրդավարական Հայրենիք կուսակցության հայտարարությունը|date=January 19, 2020|access-date=April 22, 2021|archive-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422020656/http://ancudardz.am/archives/2382|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bavnews.am/tag/ժողովրդավարական-հայրենիք-կուսակցութ/|title=Ժողովրդավարական հայրենիք կուսակցություն Bavnews․am|website=Bavnews․am|date=4 August 2019 }}</ref> The party also opposes serving the interests of foreign powers in Armenia, at the expense of Armenia's and [[Republic of Artsakh|Artsakh]]'s security.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://24news.am/news/104535|title=«Ժողովրդավարական հայրենիքը» կոչ է անում համախմբվել և կանխել պետականակործան զարգացումները | 24news|website=24news.am|date=8 June 2020 }}</ref>
==Activities== In March 2014, party leader Petros Makeyan stated that the [[Prosperous Armenia]] party and its leader [[Gagik Tsarukyan]] are highly corrupt and had gained political support through financial bribery.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aravot.am/2014/03/11/439489/|title=ՀԱԿ-ԲՀԿ հանդիպման մասին. «Թատրոն է, որի ռեժիսոր-սցենարիստները Քոչարյանն ու Սերժ Սարգսյանն են»|website=www.aravot.am}}</ref>
Also in 2014, Makeyan proclaimed that [[Serzh Sargsyan]], the leader of the Republican Party of Armenia, had been indirectly controlling the [[Orinats Yerkir]] party for years, during an interview.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aravot.am/2014/04/17/452078/|title=«Սերժ Սարգսյանն Արթուր Բաղդասարյանին որպես, բոյով, սիրուն տղա՝ պահեց». Պետրոս Մակեյան|website=www.aravot.am}}</ref>
In June 2019, the party sent a letter to the Prime Minister of Armenia, [[Nikol Pashinyan]], appealing him to strengthen democracy in Armenia.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://hraparak.am/post/1883593986|title=«Ժողովրդավարական Հայրենիք» կուսակցության հայտարարությունը՝ ՏԻՄ-ի մասին|date=June 11, 2019|website=ՀՐԱՊԱՐԱԿ}}</ref>
On 22 December 2020, the Democratic Homeland Party, the [[Conservative Party (Armenia)|Conservative Party]] and the [[Union for National Self-Determination]] held a joint meeting discussing the political situation in Armenia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ancudardz.am/archives/12441|title=The Conservative parties held a political discussionն|date=December 22, 2020|website=ancudardz.am|access-date=May 11, 2021|archive-date=May 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511183741/http://ancudardz.am/archives/12441|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 26 February 2021, the party released a statement along with the [[Armenian Constructive Party]] and the [[Conservative Party (Armenia)|Conservative Party]], condemning the signing of the [[2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement]]. The three parties called for an end to Russian-Turkish interference in Armenia and Artsakh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aravot.am/2021/02/26/1173890/|title=We call on the citizens of the Republic of Armenia to refrain from escalating the atmosphere leading to chaos and anarchy|website=aravot.am}}</ref>
On 15 April 2021, the party signed a joint declaration with eight other political parties calling on the President of Armenia to ensure democracy and the [[Constitution of Armenia]] is upheld in the country during the [[2020–2021 Armenian protests]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ardarutyun.am/2021/04/15/%d5%b0%d5%b0-%d5%b6%d5%a1%d5%ad%d5%a1%d5%a3%d5%a1%d5%b0-%d5%a1%d6%80%d5%b4%d5%a5%d5%b6-%d5%bd%d5%a1%d6%80%d5%a3%d5%bd%d5%a5%d5%a1%d5%b6%d5%ab%d5%b6/|title=ՀՀ Նախագահ ԱՐՄԵՆ ՍԱՐԳՍԵԱՆԻՆ|date=April 15, 2021}}</ref>
==See also== {{Portal|Politics}} * [[Programs of political parties in Armenia]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Armenian political parties}} [[Category:Political parties established in 1998]] [[Category:Conservative parties in Armenia]] [[Category:1998 establishments in Armenia]]