Leader Harutyun Mirzakhanian | ||
Founded July 1991Dissolved 3 June 2012 for merger in Democratic Liberal Party (Armenia) | ||
Democratic Liberal Party of Armenia or in abbreviation ADLA (Armenian: Հայաստանի Ռամկավար Ազատական Կուսակցություն (ՀՌԱԿ)), was an Armenian political party established in Armenia after the declaration of independence in July 1991. The party launched unification talks with Armenakan-Democratic Liberal Party on 1 December 2011. On 3 June 2012, the general assembly of the party approved the unification and dissolving of the party into the new unified political party named Democratic Liberal Party (Armenia) (in Armenian Ռամկավար Ազատական Կուսակցություն (Հայաստան) ՌԱԿ (Հայաստան))
The Democratic Liberal Party of Armenia (ADLA) should not to be confused with the historical Armenian Democratic Liberal Party (ADL) (Armenian: Ռամկավար Ազատական Կուսակցություն (ՌԱԿ) ) also known as the Ramgavar Party, which is a powerful long-standing Armenian party in the Armenian diaspora established in 1885 by Mekertich Portukalian under the name Armenakan Party (Armenian: Արմենական կուսակցություն) and later named Democratic Liberal Party (ADL), although there were alliances between the ADL and ADLA parties.
History
The party was officially registered in July 1991 and took part in the Armenian Parliamentary elections held on 25 May 2003 and brought 2.9% of the popular vote, but short of the minimum 5% threshold to be represented in the Parliament. The party didn't take part in the elections on 12 May 2007. The chairman of the Democratic Liberal Party of Armenia was Harutyun Mirzakhanian.
The party weakened with low election results decided not to take part in parliamentary elections in 2012.
In 2008 three smaller parties in Armenia dissolved into the Democratic Liberal Party of Armenia, namely:
Many members left to join other formations. The party also faced financial difficulties and selling of party assets. It also lost control of Azg party organ. An ongoing internal dispute arose between party ranks, particularly between Edvard Andinyan and party secretary Arutiun Aragelyan.
On December 1, 2011, Democratic Liberal Party of Armenia signed an agreement with Armenakan-Democratic Liberal Party for launching a unification process between the two parties. As a result of unity talks, a union has been announced, Harutyun Mirzakhanian has been reinstated president of the party and Aragelyan removed from the party.
On 3 June 2012, a general assembly was held by Democratic Liberal Party of Armenia registered members. Merger and union with Armenakan-Democratic Liberal Party was approved, followed by the decision to dissolve Democratic Liberal Party of Armenia, in favor of launching Democratic Liberal Party (Armenia)
Immediately following that, a joint general constituting assembly was held the same day and union and official declaration of the new party was made. Twenty five members were elected as the party's pan-republican Central Committee with Hakob Avetikyan being elected as the general secretary of the party.