Democratic Liberal Party (Armenia)


The Democratic Liberal Party , pronounced Ramgavar Azatakan Kusaktsutyun ), was a political party that was formed on June 3, 2012 in Armenia and dissolved in 2016. The party experienced substantial internal division since its formation, and these differences were not reconciled.
On December 1, 2011, the Democratic Liberal Party of Armenia and Armenakan-Democratic Liberal Party signed an initial agreement for a unification process between the two parties in a joint general assembly. On June 3, 2012, a general constituting assembly was held and the new party was officially declared and formed. Twenty five members were elected as the party's pan-republican Central Committee, with Hakob Avetikyan elected as the General Secretary of the party.
The parties, initially rivals, which merged to form the Democratic Liberal Party were as follows:
During their last respective general assemblies, the parties both agreed to liquidate and join together. They also declared in their joint meeting, held at the Tekeyan Center in Yerevan, that the Democratic Liberal Party was the rightful historic continuation of the two previous parties.