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.

See election for a more comprehensive discussion and the List of democracy and elections-related topics for an overview on related topics.

Armenia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a four 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.

1 Latest elections
- 1.1 Presidential
- 1.2 Parliamentary
2 See also
3 External links

[edit] Latest elections

[edit] Presidential

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**Summary of the 19 February and 5 March 2003 Armenian presidential election results**
Candidates and nominating parties	%	%
Robert Kocharyan	48.3	67.5
Stepan Demirchyan - People's Party of Armenia	27.4	32.5
Artashes Geghamyan - National Unity	16.9	-
Aram Karapetian - Constitutional Rights Union	2.8
Total (turnout 61.2 %)
Source: Central Electoral Commission and Rulers

[edit] Parliamentary

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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 (Ardartyun)		13.6	14
Rule of Law (Orinants Erkir)		12.3	19
Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Hai Heghapokhakan Dashnaktustyune)		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 of Armenia (Hayastani 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.