Armenian Communist Party

The Armenian Communist Party (Armenian: Հայաստանի կոմունիստական կուսակցություն, ՀԿԿ; Hayastani Komunistakan Kusaktsutyun, HKK) is a communist party in Armenia. It considers itself the successor to the Armenian branch of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. It is the main communist party in Armenia and claimed 18,000 (mostly elderly) members in 2006. HKK publishes Hayastani Komunist and Pravda Armenii.

This article is about the party established in 1991. For the historical party in the Soviet era, see Communist Party of Armenia (Soviet Union).
Armenian Communist Party
Հայաստանի կոմունիստական կուսակցություն
LeaderTachat Sargsyan
Founded29 July 1991 (registered)
Preceded byCommunist Party of Armenia (Soviet Union)
HeadquartersYerevan
NewspaperHayastani Komunist
Youth wingCommunist Youth Union of Armenia
Membership18,000 (self-claimed, 2006)
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism
Russophilia
Euroscepticism
Soviet patriotism
Political positionLeft-wing to far-left
International affiliationIMCWP
Continental affiliationUCP–CPSU
ColorsRed
Seats in National Assembly
0 / 107
Party flag
Website
https://komunist.am/
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  • Elections

It should not be confused with the historical Communist Party of Armenia during the Soviet era, nor the Democratic Party of Armenia, a party founded by the last secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia, Aram G. Sargsyan.

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