United Labor Party (Miatsial Ashkhatankain Kusaktsutiun): Personality-Driven



Founded in 2002 by businessman Gurgen Arsenian, the United Labor Party sees itself as a liberal party, seeking primarily an improvement in the country's investment climate. It caused a sensation during the 2003 parliamentary elections by managing to clear the 5 percent admissions barrier and gain six seats in parliament, while several older pro-government parties did not. Since May 2006, the United Labor Party has been part of Armenia's ruling coalition in the place of the Orinats Yerkir (Country of Law) Party, which has since joined the opposition.

With a reported membership of just 2,000-3,000, the party is not particularly large. While surveys early in the campaign gave it a low popularity rating, mid-April polls showed an increase.

A December 2006 remark by President Kocharian that he expected the United Labor Party to be among the winners of the parliamentary vote (along with the Republican Party, Prosperous Armenia and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation), and a possible part of the post-election government has been interpreted as a promise by the president to back the party in the polls.

Elections Presence: 76 individuals on the party list for proportional voting; no candidates in first-past-the-post districts.
Slogan: NA
Website: NA
Address: 33 Gylbenkian St., Yerevan
Tel: (374-10) 22-05-80



Pro-Government:
Revolutionary Party of Armenia
Prosperous Armenia Party
Armenian Revolutionary Federation

Opposition:
Country of Law Party
People's Party of Armenia
National Unity Party
Heritage Party



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