Armenian Communist Party
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Armenian Communist Party
Hayastani Komunistakan Kusaktsutyun |
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 The logo of the party closely resembles the emblem of Soviet Armenia |
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| Leader | Tachat Sargsyan |
| Founded | 29 July 1991 (registered) |
| Headquarters | Yerevan |
| Newspaper | Hayastani Komunist |
| Membership | 18,000 (self-claimed, 2006) |
| Ideology |
Communism Russophilia |
| Political position | Left-wing to Far-left |
| International affiliation | International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties |
| Continental affiliation | Union of Communist Parties – Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
The Armenian Communist Party (Armenian: Հայաստանի կոմունիստական կուսակցություն, ՀԿԿ; Hayastani Komunistakan Kusaktsutyun, HKK) is a communist party in Armenia. It considers itself the successor of the Communist Party of Armenia 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.
It should not be confused with the historical Communist Party of Armenia during the Soviet era, nor with Armenian Communist Party of the new independent Republic of Armenia and its follow-up Democratic Party of Armenia.
The title of the party leader is First Secretary.
The party has was described as "staunchly pro-Russian" by the US-funded RFE/RL in 2002. In 2011, party members marched through downtown Yerevan towards the square named after Stepan Shahumyan, an early Armenian communist revolutionary. They held banners reading “Socialism”, “Long Live the Communist Party of Armenia”, “Down with Capitalism”, “Forever with Russia”. It leader, Ruben Tovmasyan, stated: "History has proved that Armenia cannot live without Russia. The moment the Russian flag stops flying in Gyumri [a reference to Russian troops stationed in Armenia] Armenia will start moving towards its end as the enemy will be quick to attack us. The Communist Party of Armenia has always been in favor of consolidation among fraternal peoples." At a 2006 rally the slogan was "Down with America, Always with Russia."
The party supported the creation of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and in 2013 welcomed Armenia's accession into the EEU as a "prelude to the restoration of the Soviet Union."
In the 1999 parliamentary election the party's programme included:
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