title: Identity and Unity Party
text: # Identity and Unity Party
  
  The Identity and Unity Party (Armenian: Ինքնություն և միասնություն կուսակցություն) is an Armenian political party in Artsakh.
  
  ## History
  
  The Identity and Unity Party was established on 6 April 2019. Its founder and current party leader is Erik Mkrdumyan. The party currently has no parliamentary representation within the National Assembly and acts as an extra-parliamentary force.
  
  ## Electoral record
  
  Prior to the 2020 Artsakhian general election, the party announced its intentions to join the New Artsakh Alliance. The alliance pledged to support Masis Mayilyan for the presidential nomination. Following the election, the alliance gained just 4.60% of the votes after the first round of voting. As such, the alliance failed to gain any seats in the National Assembly. On 30 May 2020, Erik Mkrdumyan met with Speaker of the National Assembly, Arthur Tovmasyan, to discuss the party's readiness to cooperate on various issues aimed at the development of the country.
  
  ## Ideology
  
  The party supports the continued development of Artsakh, ensuring the security of the country and its citizens, and eventually unifying Artsakh with Armenia.
  
  