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.

[edit] Latest elections

[edit] 2003 Presidential election

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**Summary of the 19 February and 5 March 2003 Armenian presidential election results**
Candidates and nominating parties	%	%
Robert Kocharyan - (does not belong to a party)	48.3%	67.5%
Stepan Demirchyan - People's Party of Armenia	27.4%	32.5%
Artashes Geghamyan - National Unity	16.9%	eliminated after 1st round
Aram Karapetyan - Constitutional Rights Union	2.8%	eliminated after 1st round
Total (turnout 61.2 %)
Source: Central Electoral Commission and Rulers

[edit] 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

[edit] Past elections

[edit] 2003 Parliamentary election

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**Summary of the 25 May 2003 Armenian National Assembly election results**
Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Republican Party of Armenia (Hayastani Hanrapetakan Kusaktsutyun)		23.5%	31
Justice (Ardarutyun)		13.6%	14
Rule of Law (Orinats Erkir)		12.3%	19
Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Hai Heghapokhakan Dashnaktustiun)		11.4%	11
National Unity (Azgajin Miabanutiun)		8.8%	9
United Labour Party (Miavorvats Ashkhatankayin Kusaksutyun)		5.7%	6
Liberal Democratic Union of Armenia		4.6%	-
Mighty Fatherland (Hzor Hayrenik)		3.3%	-
Democratic Liberal Party (Ramgavar Azdagan)		2.9%	-
Dignity, Democracy, Motherland		2.8%	-
Union of Industrialists and Women		2.0%	-
Armenian Communist Party (Hayastani Komunistakan Kusaktsutyun)		2.0%	-
People's Party (Zhoghovrdakan Kusaktsutyun)		1.1%	-
Law and Unity (Iravunk ev Miabanutiun)		1.0%	-
All Armenian Labour Party			1
Republic (Hanrapetutiun)			1
Non-partisans	-	-	36
To be elected 14 or 15 june			3
Total (turnout 51.5 %)			131
Source: Internews.am.