Way Out Alliance «Ելք» դաշինք | |
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| Leader | Edmon Marukyan (LH) Nikol Pashinyan (KP) Aram Sargsyan (H) |
| Founded | 12 December 2016 |
| Dissolved | 12 September 2018 |
| Headquarters | Yerevan |
| Ideology | Liberalism[1] Pro-Europeanism Anti-EAEU[2][3] Anti-Russian sentiment[4] Armenian civic nationalism |
| Political position | Centre[5] |
| Colors | Orange |
The Way Out Alliance (Armenian: «Ելք» դաշինք, ԵԼՔ; YELK Dashink, YELQ) or Yelk Alliance or simply Yelk or Way Out was a liberal political alliance of three political parties in Armenia: Civil Contract, Bright Armenia and the Hanrapetutyun Party. It was formed on 12 December 2016,[6] before the 2017 Armenian parliamentary election. Its leaders were Edmon Marukyan (leader of Bright Armenia), Nikol Pashinyan (leader of Civil Contract), and Aram Sargsyan (leader of Hanrapetutyun and former Prime Minister of Armenia). The alliance was dissolved on 12 September 2018 after its constituent parties agreed to participate in the 2018 parliamentary elections separately.
- ^ Armenia 2017: An introduction to the party-political landscape European Friends of Armenia, March 2017
- ^ Armenia elections: YELQ program taps army reform, EU association PanArmenian.Net, 6 March 2017
- ^ Yelq Parliamentary Group Initiates Process of Leaving EAEU Lragir.am, 14 September 2017
- ^ "The main paradox of modern Armenia".
- ^ Armenians Vote as Nation Shifts Toward Parliamentary Governance voanews.com, 1 April 2017
- ^ New Opposition Bloc Formed in Armenia The Armenian Weekly, 24 January 2017