Elections in Armenia gives information on election and election results in Armenia.
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
e • d Summary of the 19 February and 5 March 2003 Armenian presidential election results
| Candidates and nominating parties |
Votes 1st round |
% |
Votes 2nd round |
% |
| Robert Kocharyan - Independent |
710,674 |
49.48% |
1,044,591 |
67.45% |
| Stepan Demirchyan - People's Party of Armenia |
399,757 |
28.22% |
504,011 |
32.55% |
| Artashes Geghamyan - National Unity |
250,145 |
17.66% |
|
|
| Aram Karapetyan - Independent |
41,795 |
2.95% |
|
|
| Vazgen Manukyan - National Democratic Union |
12,904 |
0.91% |
|
|
| Ruben Avagian - Miaorvats Aier Party |
5,788 |
0.41% |
|
|
| Aram Sargsian - Democratic Party of Armenia |
3,034 |
0.21% |
|
|
| Garnik Margarian - Motherland and Dignity |
1,272 |
0.09% |
|
|
| Aram Haroutyunian - National Accord Party |
854 |
0.06% |
|
|
| Total (turnout (1st round 63.21%) (2nd round 67.04%) |
1,426,223 |
100% |
1,548,602 |
100% |
| Source: IFES Election Guide |
2007 Parliamentary election
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Summary of the 12 May 2007 Armenian National Assembly election results
| Parties |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| Republican Party of Armenia (Hayastani Hanrapetakan Kusaktsutyun, "Հայաստանի Հանրապետական կուսակցություն") |
458,258 |
33.91 |
64 |
+33 |
| Prosperous Armenia (Bargavadj Hayastani Kusaktsutyun, "Բարգավաճ Հայաստան կուսակցություն") |
204,483 |
15.13 |
18 |
+18 |
| Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Hay Heghapokhakan Dashnaktsutiun, "Հայ Հեղափոխական Դաշնակցություն") |
177,907 |
13.16 |
16 |
+5 |
| Rule of Law (Orinants Erkir, "Օրինաց Երկիր") |
95,324 |
7.05 |
9 |
–10 |
| Heritage (Zharangutiun, "Ժառանգություն") |
81,048 |
6.00 |
7 |
+7 |
| United Labour Party (Miavorvats Ashkhatankayin Kusaksutyun, "Միավորված աշխատանքային կուսակցություն") |
59,271 |
4.39 |
— |
–6 |
| National Unity (Azgayin Miabanutyun, "Ազգային Միաբանություն") |
49,863 |
3.58 |
— |
–9 |
| New Times (Nor Zhamanakner, "Նոր Ժամանակներ") |
47,060 |
3.48 |
— |
±0 |
| People's Party (Zhoghovrdakan Kusaktsutyun, "Ժողովրդական կուսակցություն") |
37,044 |
2.74 |
— |
|
| Union Party (Dashink Kusaktsutyun "Դաշինք" կուսակցություն) |
32,943 |
2.44 |
— |
|
| People's Party of Armenia (Hayastani Zhoghovrdakan Kusaktsutyun, "Հայաստանի Ժողովրդական կուսակցություն") |
22,762 |
1.68 |
— |
|
| Republic Party (Hanrapetutyun Kusaktsutyun, "Հանրապետություն" կուսակցություն) |
22,288 |
1.65 |
— |
±0 |
| Impeachment Union (Dashink Impeachment դաշինք "Իմպիչմենտ") |
17,475 |
1.29 |
— |
|
| Others |
|
|
17 |
–38 |
| Total (turnout 59.35%) |
1,375,733 |
100.0 |
131 |
— |
| Sources: Central Election Commission |
Past elections
2003 Parliamentary election
See also
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