Republic of Armenia: National Assembly, 2 April 2017

At stake in this election:

• 101 seats in the unicameral National Assembly

Note on the results: Only parties which passed the 5% threshold to enter parliament are listed in the results section.

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State:  President Serzh SARGSIAN (since 9 April 2008)
• Head of Government:  Prime Minister Karen KARAPETYAN (since 13 September 2016)
• Assembly:  Armenia has a unicameral National Assembly (Azgayin Zhoghov) with 101 seats.[1]

Description of electoral system:

• A referendum passed in 2015 changed the electoral system from a mixed system to a proportional representation system with a "stable parliamentary majority" stipulation.
  • The 101 seats are awarded proportionally to political parties.
  • There will be a second round of voting if no party or alliance achieves a "stable parliamentary majority" of 54% in the first round. Coalition talks are held after the first round if the 54% is not reached and coalitions of up to two parties may be formed. If 28 days after the fist round election day a stable parliamentary majority is not reached by any coalition a second round of voting will be held between the two parties which received the most votes.
• Political parties must surpass a 5% threshold and alliances a 7% threshold to win seats.

Last Election:

• The coalition of the Republican Party of Armenia and Orinats Yerkir (Rule of Law Party) won 112 of 131 contested seats. The largest opposition party, the Armenian National Congress, won 7 seats while the remaining 12 seats were split among three additional parties.

Main candidates in the election:

• Armenian Revolutionary Federation / Hay Heghapokhakan Dashnaktsutyun
  • Leaders: Armen ROUSTAMIAN and Hrant MARKARIAN
  • Seats won in last election: 5
• Communist Party of Armenia / Hayastani Komunistakan Kusaktsutyun
  • Leader: Tachat SARGSYAN
  • Seats won in last election:  0
• Ohanyan-Raffi-Oskanyan Parties Alliance
  • Leader: Seyran OHANYAN, Vartan OSKANIAN and Raffi HOVANISSIAN
  • Seats won in last election:  5[2]
• Republican Party of Armenia / Hayastani Hanrapetakan Kusaktsutyun
  • Leader: Serzh SARGSIAN
  • Seats won in last election:  69
• Way Out Parties Alliance (Bright Armenia, Republic and Civil Contract parties) / Yelk (Hanrapetutyun, Lusavor Hayastan, Kaghakatsiakan Paymanagir)
  • Leader: Edmon MARUKYAN, Armen SARGSYAN and Nikol PASHINIAN
  • Seats won in last election:  0
• Free Democrats Party
  • Leader: Khachatur KOKOBELYAN
  • Seats won in last election:  0
• Tsarukyan Parties Alliance
  • Leader: Gagik TSARUKYAN
  • Seats won in last election:  37[3]
• Armenian Renaissance Party / Haykakan veratsnund
  • Leader: Artur BAGHDASARYAN
  • Seats won in last election:  6[4]
• Congress-PPA Parties Alliance / Kongres-Hayastani Zhoghovrdakan Kusaktsutyun
  • Leader: Levon TER-PETROSYAN
  • Seats won in last election:  7[5]

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 3,051,250 (July 2016)
• Registered Voters: 2,509,434 (February 2013)

Gender Data:

• Female Population:  1,574,246 (2016)
• Is Armenia a signatory to CEDAW:  Yes
• Has Armenia ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (13 September 1993)
• Gender Quota:  Yes; 25% of candidates must be women[6] and no more than 70% of candidates on district lists may be the same gender.
• Female candidates in this election:  Yes
• Number of Female Parliamentarians:  14
• Human Development Index Position:  85 (2014)
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization:  High (2014)

Disability Data:

• Is Armenia a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)
• Has Armenia ratified CRPD:  Yes (22 September 2010)
• Population with a disability:  458,457[7]