07.05.2007 - Source: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

Basic data on "Communist Party of Armenia" ("Political parties of the republic of Armenia participating in the national assembly elections 2007; Voters Guidebook") [ID 19808]

"1. GENERAL INFORMATION

Address of the head office: 10 Zakian, Yerevan

Telephone, fax: (+37410) 54-19-17

Foundation date: 1991

Charter and Program approval date: 30.11.1997

State re-registration date: 24.11.2003

Number of party members at the time of completing questionnaire: 20000 members

Official mass media of the Party: “Hayastani Communist”, “Pravda Armenii” periodicals

2. GOVERNING BODIES AND THE LEADER OF THE PARTY

Congress

CP Plenum: 81 members

CP Bureau: 14 members

1st Secretary of Central Committee: Ruben Tovmasyan

3. IDEOLOGICAL PLATFORM, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PARTY:
Armenian Communist Party is a social political union, which, creatively realizing provisions of Marxism-Leninism theory, unifies citizens of Armenia on volunteer bases for the sake of objectives’ realization. The Party protects interests of workers, peasants, intelligentsia and all other working people, strives for overcoming socio-economic, political and spiritual crisis,
establishment of real democracy and restoration of socialist system for the sake of RA economic, political and spiritual revival and development, as well as protection of an individual’s social and political rights."

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30.12.2002 - Source: EurasiaNet

Support of the Communists declined in recent years ("Armenia’s opposition: plurality and conflict") [#10179],  [ID 2904]

"Finally there are the Communists, whose support has declined in recent years as their leader, Vladimir Darbinian, tries to shore up an aging constituency. Numerous smaller parties populate the opposition landscape as well."

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