Armenia

National Assembly

Political system: Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Background

Election date(s): 02 Apr 2017
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: 18 May 2017
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Number of seats at stake: 101
Scope of elections: Full renewal

Candidates

Number of parties contesting the election: 9

Notes: Number of parties contesting the election: 9 (5 parties and 4 coalitions)
Total number of candidates: 1,558

Notes:
The outgoing legislature is dissolved upon convening of the newly elected legislature.

Number of seats at stake: 101. Up to four minority representatives may be elected in addition.
Number of female candidates: -

Notes: Percentage of women candidates: About 30%
Percentage of women candidates: 0.0%
The number of women candidates is not available from authoritative sources.: Yes

Voter turnout

Registered voters: 2,585,468
Voters: 1,575,786
Voter turnout: 60.9%

Results

About the election: President Serzh Sargsyan's Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) retained an absolute majority in the 105-member National Assembly. The HHK won nearly twice more seats than its main rival, the Tsarukyan bloc, led by a wealthy businessman Gagik Tsarukyan. Both parties support close ties with Russia. Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, who succeeded Mr. Hovik Abrahamyan in September 2016, led the HHK campaign, promising to continue the Government’s ongoing reforms. The Tsarukyan bloc promised to boost public-sector salaries and pensions.

The 2017 elections were the first to be held after the constitutional amendments, adopted in a referendum in December 2015. The parliamentary system (with a ceremonial President to be elected by parliament), instead of the current semi-presidential system, will become operational after the incumbent President’s term expires in 2018. The statutory number of members in the National Assembly has decreased from 131 to 101. The new electoral law foresees up to four seats for minority representatives (Yezidis, Russians, Assyrians and Kurds). The new electoral law foresees an additional four seats for minority representatives (Yezidis, Russians, Assyrians and Kurds). In accordance with the new electoral code, which came into force in July 2016, the 2017 elections were held under the proportional representation system (instead of the mixed system). The new electoral system provides for a possible second round of voting so as to achieve a “stable parliamentary majority” (54 per cent of the total seats). At least 30 per cent of the candidates in the first part of the national list (excluding the section reserved for minorities) must be women.
Number of parties winning seats: 4
Percentage of parties winning seats: 44.4%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition: 57.4%
Alternation of power after elections: No
Number of parties in government: 1
Names of parties in government: Republican Party of Armenia (HHK)

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group	Total
Republican Party of Armenia (HHK)	58
Tsarukyan bloc	31
Way Out alliance (Yelq)	9
Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutiun)	7

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 87
Number of women elected: 18

Notes:
The National Assembly - elected in April 2017 -, comprised 101 directly elected members who included 17 women, and four minority representatives, who included one woman, or a total of 18 women out of 105 members.

In May, one male member, who was not a minority representative, resigned and was replaced by a woman, bringing the total number of women to 19.
Percentage of women elected: 17.1%
Women Directly Elected: 17
Women Indirectly Elected: 1
Other notes on the elections: Number of parties winning seats: 4 (Including 2 coalitions).

Following the elections, the Tsarukyan bloc formed the Tsarukyan faction, and the "Way Out" alliance (Yelq) formed the "Way Out" faction within the National Assembly.
Sources: National Assembly (03.05.2017, 31.05.2017, 27.06.2017)

Central Electoral Commission, Republic of Armenia

OSCE, Office For Democratic Institutions And Human Rights, Election Observation Mission, 2017

OSCE, International Election Observation Mission, Statement of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions

Deutsche Welle

Armenian News

Armenian National Committee of America

New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 87
Total number of women after the election: 18
Percentage of women after the election: 17.1%
First-term parliamentarians: No information available
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: No information available
Date of the first session: 18 May 2017

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: Ara Babloyan (Male)
Date of birth: 1947
Political party: Republican Party of Armenia (HHK)
Date of election: 18 May 2017

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