Armenian National Congress

This article is about the modern-day political coalition. For the 1917 assembly, see Armenian National Congress (1917).
Armenian National Congress
Հայ Ազգային Կոնգրես
LeaderLevon Ter-Petrosyan
Founded1 August 2008 (2008-08-01) (as a coalition)
March–April 2013 (as a party)
Preceded byPan-Armenian National Movement
HeadquartersYerevan
Youth wingANC Youth
IdeologySocial liberalism
Pro-Europeanism[1][2]
Political positionCentre
European affiliationALDE Party[3]
Slogan"The Time to Get Serious"
National Assembly
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Website
anc.am

The Armenian National Congress (Armenian: Հայ Ազգային Կոնգրես, romanized: Hay Azgayin Kongres) is an Armenian political party led by former president Levon Ter-Petrosyan and was formed in 2008. Its direct predecessor was the Pan-Armenian National Movement. It is often abbreviated as ՀԱԿ or HAK, in keeping with its Armenian spelling, but it is occasionally referred to as the ANC in English, including on its official website.

From 2008 to 2013, it was a coalition of 13 opposition parties. In 2013, when certain member parties left the Pan-Armenian National Movement, the remainder of the organization collectively decided to form a new political party called the Armenian National Congress.[4][5] The ANC currently does not maintain any representation within the National Assembly and acts as an extra-parliamentary force.

The party maintains a youth wing known as ANC Youth, which is a full member of the European Liberal Youth organization. The youth wing is governed by the ANC Youth Congress, which itself is a member of the International Federation of Liberal Youth.[6]

  1. ^ "Ter-Petrosyan: Congress suggests following Constitution instead of preaching "ethno-religious ideology"". ArmeniaNow. 6 December 2010. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Party Programs". Armenian National Congress.
  3. ^ "Liberalism in Armenia well rooted among ANC but country on a slippery slope". Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party. 2015-08-26. Archived from the original on 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
  4. ^ "ՀԱԿ-ը վերածվում է "Հայ ազգային կոնգրես" կուսակցության /լրացված/". armenpress.am.
  5. ^ "Pan-Armenian National Movement renamed". news.am. 7 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Անդամություն միջազգային կառույցներին".