Elections in Armenia
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Elections in Armenia gives information on election and election results in Armenia. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.
Armenia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people (absolute majority with 2nd round if necessary). The National Assembly (Azgayin Zhoghov) has 131 members, elected for a four year term, 56 members in single-seat constituencies and 75 by proportional representation. The seats envisaged for the National Assembly by proportional representation are distributed among those party lists, which have received at least 5 % of the total of the number of the votes. Armenia has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
Latest elections
2003 Presidential election
Summary of the 19 February and 5 March 2003 Armenian presidential election results |- ! align=left valign=top|Candidates and nominating parties ! align=right|Votes 1st round ! align=right|% ! align=right|Votes 2nd round ! align=right|% |- |align=left|Robert Kocharyan - (does not belong to a party) | |valign=top|48.3% | |valign=top|67.5% |- |align=left|Stepan Demirchyan - People's Party of Armenia | |valign=top|27.4% | |valign=top|32.5% |- |align=left|Artashes Geghamyan - National Unity | |valign=top|16.9% | |valign=top|eliminated after 1st round |- |align=left|Aram Karapetyan - Constitutional Rights Union | |valign=top|2.8% | |valign=top|eliminated after 1st round |- | align=left|Total (turnout 61.2 %) |width="75" align="right" | |width="30" align="right" | |width="75" align="right" | |width="30" align="right" | |- |colspan=5|Source: Central Electoral Commission and Rulers |}
2007 Parliamentary election
Summary of the 12 May 2007 Armenian National Assembly election results |- ! align=left|Parties ! align=right|Votes ! align=right|% ! align=right|Seats ! align=right|+/– |- |- |align="left"| Republican Party of Armenia (Hayastani Hanrapetakan Kusaktsutyun) |align="right"| 458,258 |align="right"| 33,91 |align="right"| 64 |align="right"| +33 |- |align="left"| Prosperous Armenia (Bargavadj Hayastani Kusaktsutyun) |align="right"| 204,483 |align="right"| 15.13 |align="right"| 18 |align="right"| +18 |- |align="left"| Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Hay Heghapokhakan Dashnaktsutiun) |align="right"| 177,907 |align="right"| 13.16 |align="right"| 16 |align="right"| +5 |- |align="left"| Rule of Law (Orinants Erkir) |align="right"| 95,324 |align="right"| 7.05 |align="right"| 9 |align="right"| –10 |- |align="left"| Heritage (Zharangutiun) |align="right"| 81,048 |align="right"| 6.00 |align="right"| 7 |align="right"| +7 |- |align="left"| United Labour Party (Miavorvats Ashkhatankayin Kusaksutyun) |align="right"| 59,271 |align="right"| 4.39 |align="right"| — |align="right"| –6 |- |align="left"| National Unity (Azgayin Miabanutyun) |align="right"| 49,863 |align="right"| 3.58 |align="right"| — |align="right"| –9 |- |align="left"| New Times (Nor Zhamanakner) |align="right"| 47,060 |align="right"| 3.48 |align="right"| — |align="right"| ±0 |- |align="left"| People's Party |align="right"| 37,044 |align="right"| 2.74 |align="right"| — |align="right"| |- |align="left"| Dashink Party |align="right"| 32,943 |align="right"| 2.44 |align="right"| — |align="right"| |- |align="left"| People's Party of Armenia |align="right"| 22,762 |align="right"| 1.68 |align="right"| — |align="right"| |- |align="left"| Hanrapetutyun Party |align="right"| 22,288 |align="right"| 1.65 |align="right"| — |align="right"| ±0 |- |align="left"| Impeachment Alliance |align="right"| 17,475 |align="right"| 1.29 |align="right"| — |align="right"| |- |align="left"| Others |align="right"| |align="right"| |align="right"| 17 |align="right"| –38 |- |align="left"| Total (turnout 59.35%) |align="right"|1,375,733 |align="right"|100.0 |align="right"|131 |align="right"|— |- |colspan="5"|Sources: Central Election Commission |}
Past elections
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2003 Parliamentary election
Summary of the 25 May 2003 Armenian National Assembly election results |- !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Parties !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|% !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats |- |align=left|Republican Party of Armenia (Hayastani Hanrapetakan Kusaktsutyun) |valign=top| |valign=top|23.5% |valign=top|31
|- |align=left|Justice (Ardarutyun) |valign=top| |valign=top|13.6% |valign=top|14
|- |align=left|Rule of Law (Orinats Erkir) |valign=top| |valign=top|12.3% |valign=top|19
|- |align=left|Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Hai Heghapokhakan Dashnaktustiun) |valign=top| |valign=top|11.4% |valign=top|11
|- |align=left|National Unity (Azgajin Miabanutiun) |valign=top| |valign=top|8.8% |valign=top|9
|- |align=left|United Labour Party (Miavorvats Ashkhatankayin Kusaksutyun) |valign=top| |valign=top|5.7% |valign=top|6
|- |align=left|Liberal Democratic Union of Armenia |valign=top| |valign=top|4.6% |valign=top|-
|- |align=left|Mighty Fatherland (Hzor Hayrenik) |valign=top| |valign=top|3.3% |valign=top|-
|- |align=left|Democratic Liberal Party (Ramgavar Azdagan) |valign=top| |valign=top|2.9% |valign=top|-
|- |align=left|Dignity, Democracy, Motherland |valign=top| |valign=top|2.8% |valign=top|-
|- |align=left|Union of Industrialists and Women |valign=top| |valign=top|2.0% |valign=top|-
|- |align=left|Armenian Communist Party (Hayastani Komunistakan Kusaktsutyun) |valign=top| |valign=top|2.0% |valign=top|-
|- |align=left|People's Party (Zhoghovrdakan Kusaktsutyun) |valign=top| |valign=top|1.1% |valign=top|-
|- |align=left|Law and Unity (Iravunk ev Miabanutiun) |valign=top| |valign=top|1.0% |valign=top|-
|- |align=left|All Armenian Labour Party |valign=top| |valign=top| |valign=top|1
|- |align=left|Republic (Hanrapetutiun) |valign=top| |valign=top| |valign=top|1
|- |align=left|Non-partisans |valign=top|- |valign=top|- |valign=top|36
|- |align=left|To be elected 14 or 15 june |valign=top| |valign=top| |valign=top|3 |- |style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total (turnout 51.5 %) |width="75" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"| |width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"| |width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|131 |- |colspan=4|Source: Internews.am. |}
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