The National Unity (Armenian: Ազգային միաբանություն, Azgayin Miabanutyun) is a conservative political party in Armenia. It is currently led by Artashes Geghamyan.
In the parliamentary election held on 25 May 2003, the party won 8.8% of popular votes and 9 out of 131 seats. In the 2003 presidential election, Geghamyan received 16.9% of the vote in the first round, but was eliminated. In the 2007 parliamentary election, the party did not win any seat, receiving a popular vote of 3.58%.
In the February 2008 presidential election, Geghamyan, running again as the National Unity Party's candidate, placed seventh with 0.27% of the vote according to final official results.
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