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Political party in Armenia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Balasanyan Alliance Social Party, also known as the Balasanyan Alliance (Armenian: Բալասանյան դաշինք) is an Armenian political party.[1]
Balasanyan Alliance Social Party Բալասանյան դաշինք | |
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Leader | Samvel Balasanyan |
Founded | 2016 |
Headquarters | Gyumri |
Website | |
Facebook page | |
The Balasanyan Alliance Social Party was founded in 2016 and is led by Misak Balasanyan and his father, Samvel Balasanyan who is a former member of Prosperous Armenia.[2]
In September 2016, the party participated in municipal elections in Gyumri, winning 34.75% of the popular vote.[3]
On 17 October 2021, the party participated in municipal elections in the city of Gyumri.[4][5] The party won 14 seats on the Gyumri city council. The party's mayoral candidate was Vardges Samsonyan, who became mayor of Gyumri on 4 November 2021.[6] Prior to the election, the party decided not to form any political alliances with any of the other participating forces.[7] However, following the elections both the Civil Contract Party and the National Christian Party offered support in order to form a majority in the city council.[8]
The party has never participated in national elections.
The party supports the sustainable development of Gyumri and improving infrastructure and roads in the city.[9]
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