IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Armenia

Republic of Armenia

2,990,900
Population (as of Jan. 1, 2023)

2,595,334
Registered Voters (as of July 1, 2021)

59.12%
Average Turnout

17
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.623
Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Democracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Ratified
Ratified Date: Sept. 13, 1993

SIGI* Score: 23.7
Level of Discrimination: Low
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: March 30, 2007
Ratified Date: Sept. 22, 2010

HDI* Score: 0.811
Category: Very High
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Armenian National Assembly	Azgayin Zhoghov	Assembly
Armenian Presidency	None	Head of State

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Vahagn KHACHATURYAN (since 13 January 2022)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Nikol PASHINYAN (since 8 May 2018)
Assembly: unicameral National Assembly (Azgayin Zhoghov) with 131 seats

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the president with the approval of the parliament.
In the National Assembly (Azgayin Zhoghov), 90 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms and 41 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.
- There is a five percent threshold for the party-list tier.

Elections

2021-06-20
Armenian National Assembly
Votes 1,281,375
Registered 2,595,334
Turnout 49.37

2020-04-05
Referendum
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2018-12-09
Armenian National Assembly
Votes 1,261,105
Registered 2,593,140
Turnout 48.63

2017-04-02
Armenian National Assembly
Votes 1,574,947
Registered 2,588,590
Turnout 60.84

2015-12-06
Referendum
Votes 1,296,368
Registered 2,567,047
Turnout 50.5

2013-02-18
Armenian Presidency
Votes 1,521,261
Registered 2,509,434
Turnout 60.62

2012-05-06
Armenian National Assembly
Votes 1,572,858
Registered 2,522,906
Turnout 62.34

2008-02-19
Armenian Presidency
Votes 1,668,464
Registered 2,312,945
Turnout 72.14

2007-05-12
Armenian National Assembly
Votes 1,375,733
Registered 2,317,810
Turnout 59.35

2005-11-27
Referendum
Votes 1,514,307
Registered 2,317,462
Turnout 65.34

2003-05-25
Armenian National Assembly
Votes 1,188,256
Registered 2,327,811
Turnout 51.05

2003-05-25
Referendum
Votes 1,216,581
Registered 2,334,993
Turnout 52.1

2003-03-05
Armenian Presidency
Votes 1,563,071
Registered 2,331,507
Turnout 67.04

2003-02-19
Armenian Presidency
Votes 1,463,499
Registered 2,315,410
Turnout 63.21

1999-05-30
Armenian National Assembly
Votes 1,137,133
Registered 2,198,544
Turnout 51.72

1998-03-30
Armenian Presidency
Votes 1,567,702
Registered 2,293,636
Turnout 68.35

1998-03-16
Armenian Presidency
Votes 1,456,109
Registered 2,300,816
Turnout 63.29

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Armenian National Assembly	2021-06-20	1,281,375	2,595,334	49.37
Referendum	2020-04-05	-	-	-
Armenian National Assembly	2018-12-09	1,261,105	2,593,140	48.63
Armenian National Assembly	2017-04-02	1,574,947	2,588,590	60.84
Referendum	2015-12-06	1,296,368	2,567,047	50.5
Armenian Presidency	2013-02-18	1,521,261	2,509,434	60.62
Armenian National Assembly	2012-05-06	1,572,858	2,522,906	62.34
Armenian Presidency	2008-02-19	1,668,464	2,312,945	72.14
Armenian National Assembly	2007-05-12	1,375,733	2,317,810	59.35
Referendum	2005-11-27	1,514,307	2,317,462	65.34
Armenian National Assembly	2003-05-25	1,188,256	2,327,811	51.05
Referendum	2003-05-25	1,216,581	2,334,993	52.1
Armenian Presidency	2003-03-05	1,563,071	2,331,507	67.04
Armenian Presidency	2003-02-19	1,463,499	2,315,410	63.21
Armenian National Assembly	1999-05-30	1,137,133	2,198,544	51.72
Armenian Presidency	1998-03-30	1,567,702	2,293,636	68.35
Armenian Presidency	1998-03-16	1,456,109	2,300,816	63.29

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