ORO Alliance

The alliance was established on 13 February 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://it.eventeri.com/g/event-evento/10052898|title=Նախընտրական հանրային քննարկում․ ՕՐՕ դաշինք evento|website=Eventeri.com}} The name of the party reflects the three politicians who signed the memorandum founding the alliance.{{Cite web|url=https://www.civilnet.am/news/2017/02/13/Օսկանյանը-Րաֆֆին-և-Օհանյանը-ապրիլ-են-գնում-դաշինքով/308842|title=Օսկանյանը, Րաֆֆին և Օհանյանը ապրիլ են գնում դաշինքով|website=www.civilnet.am}} The surnames of Seyran Ohanyan (former Defence minister of Armenia), Raffi Hovannisian (Heritage Party Leader), and Vartan Oskanian (Unity Party Leader), were used as an acronym to name the alliance.{{Cite web|url=https://armenpress.am/arm/news/883505|title=ՕՐՕ դաշինքը նախընտրական ծրագրի դրույթները ներկայացրեց Գյումրիում|website=armenpress.am}}

Prior to the election, the alliance stated that they would be open to working with all other political parties within Armenia for the betterment of the country. However, the alliance is very critical of the Republican Party of Armenia and stated that they would refuse to work with them.{{Cite web|url=https://yerevan.today/all/politics/12148/ohanyan-raffi-oskanyan-dashinqy-cankanum-e-miavorel-bolor-aroghj-uzherin|title="Օհանյան-Րաֆֆի-Օսկանյան" դաշինքը ցանկանում է միավորել բոլոր առողջ ուժերին|website=yerevan.today}} Meanwhile, the Sasna Tsrer Pan-Armenian Party, the Social Justice Party, and the People's Party announced their support to the ORO Alliance.{{Cite web|url=https://yerevan.today/all/politics/12121/zhirayr-sefilyany-ev-sasna-tsrery-oghjunel-en-oro-dashinqi-hamakirneri-yndvzumy|title=Ժիրայր Սեֆիլյանը և "Սասնա ծռերը" ողջունել են "ՕՐՕ" դաշինքի համակիրների ընդվզումը|website=yerevan.today}}{{Cite news|url=https://hraparak.am/post/59fdda98faacf10c4ffc2581|title=I AM FASCINATED BY JIRAYR SEFILYAN'S APPROACHES ․ TIGRAN KARAPETYAN|newspaper=Հրապարակ|date=5 November 2017 }} The Third Republic Party announced its intention to join the ORO Alliance, however, the party ultimately decided not to cooperate with the alliance.{{Cite web|url=https://arminfo.info/full_news.php?id=24167&lang=1|title=Arminfo: Վիկտոր Դալլաքյան. Սամվել Բաբայանն զբաղվում է Օհանյան-Օսկանյան դաշինքի համակարգման հարցերով|website=arminfo.info}}

The alliance participated in the 2017 Armenian parliamentary election. Following the election, the alliance received just 2.07% of the popular vote, failing to win any seats within the National Assembly. Following the election, the alliance claimed that the results were rigged.{{Cite web|url=https://massispost.com/am/2017/04/01/%d6%85%d6%80%d6%85-%d5%a4%d5%a1%d5%b7%d5%ab%d5%b6%d6%84%d5%a8-%d5%b4%d5%bf%d5%a1%d5%a4%d5%ab%d6%80-%d5%a7-%d5%a4%d5%a1%d5%b7%d5%ab%d5%b6%d6%84-%d5%af%d5%a1%d5%a6%d5%b4%d5%a5%d5%ac-%d5%ad%d5%b8%d6%80/|title=ՕՐՕ Դաշինքը Մտադիր է Դաշինք Կազմել Խորհրդարան Անցած Ընդդիմադիր Ուժերուն Հետ | Armenian News By MassisPost}} The alliance has not participated in any subsequent elections, however, the alliance confirmed that all three of the leaders would continue to work together as an extra-parliamentary force.{{Cite web|url=https://yerevan.today/all/politics/13242/ohanyan-raffi-oskanyan-dashinqy-kaktivana|title="Օհանյան-Րաֆֆի-Օսկանյան" դաշինքը կակտիվանա|website=yerevan.today}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.civilnet.am/news/2017/04/03/Հայաստանը-մեծ-ետքայլ-արձանագրեց․-ՕՐՕ-դաշինք/312019|title=Հայաստանը մեծ ետքայլ արձանագրեց․ ՕՐՕ դաշինք|website=www.civilnet.am}} The alliance ceased most of its political activities following the 2017 elections.

Prior to the election, the ORO Alliance held a rally in central Yerevan calling for radical reforms in Armenia, including fighting corruption and tackling the economic mismanagement of the country.{{Cite news|url=https://www.azatutyun.am/a/28396607.html|title=ՕՐՕ դաշինքը "գնում է իշխանափոխության"|website=«Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան|date=28 March 2017 |last1=Ասլանյան |first1=Կարլեն }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aravot.am/2017/03/05/862110/|title="Անփորձ եմ, չեմ տիրապետում լրատվական ստերի մեխանիզմներին, մարդկանց վարկաբեկելու մեթոդներին". Սեյրան Օհանյան|website=www.aravot.am}} The alliance favors establishing a competitive liberal market economy in Armenia, as well as, improving human rights for all citizens. The alliance also supports the independence of the Republic of Artsakh and a peaceful settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aravot.am/2017/03/04/861886/|title=ՕՐՕ-ի ներկայացուցիչ. "Մեր հիմնական թիրախը ՀՀԿ-ն է"|website=www.aravot.am}}

In regards to foreign policy, Heritage and the Union party are both considerably Pro-Western and Pro-European, and support balanced relations with both the United States and Russia.

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