The Armenian Democratic Liberal Party (Armenian: Ռամկավար Ազատական Կուսակցութիւն) or the Ramgavar Party, (before 1921 known as the Armenakan party) (Armenian: Արմենական Կուսակցութիւն), also known by its Armenian initials (Armenian: ՌԱԿ ) or its English initials ADL (meaning Armenian Democratic Liberal) is an Armenian political party in Armenia and the Armenian diaspora including the Middle East, Europe, the Americas and Australia.
It was established in the Ottoman Empire by Mekertich Portukalian as part of national movement in Van in 1885. The Armenakan party was one of the first parties that was established in the Ottoman Empire by Armenian national movement.
At the Armenian parliamentary elections on 25 May 2003, the party won 2.9% of popular votes and no seats.
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