| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Azgayin Zhoghov / National Assembly |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
6 May 2012 |
| Purpose of elections |
The members of the outgoing coalition won the 2012 elections by a large majority. They took 112 of the 131 seats at stake, compared to 106 in 2007. The Armenian National Congress became the largest opposition party, taking seven seats.
The governing coalition is led by President Serzh Sargsyan's Republican Party of Armenia. Both the governing parties and the opposition forces presented similar economic programmes for the 2012 parliamentary elections, calling for more active development of domestic industry and continued cooperation with Russia and the international financial organisations.
The opposition parties alleged mass fraud outside polling stations, insisting that the ruling coalition had handed out gifts to voters during the election campaigning. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) stated that the elections had been largely peaceful, but noted that shortcomings undermined confidence in the process, and questioned the accuracy of voter lists and the potential for their misuse. |
Date of previous elections: 12 May 2007
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: N/A
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections: May 2017
Number of seats at stake: 131 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: 1,141
Percentage of women candidates: 20.9%
Number of parties contesting the election: 13
Number of parties winning seats: 6
Alternation of power: No
Number of parties in government: 2
Names of parties in government: Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) and Orinats Yerkir (Rule of Law Party)
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 31 May 2012
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Hovik Abrahamyan (Republican Party of Armenia, HHK) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 6 May 2012 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
2'523'101
1'573'053 (62.35%)
53'827
1'519'226 |
|
Notes
|
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| Distribution of seats |
|
Round no 1
|
| Political Group |
Total
|
Proportional |
Majority |
Gain/Loss |
|
| Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) |
69
|
40 |
29 |
4 |
|
| Prosperous Armenia Party |
37
|
29 |
8 |
12 |
|
| Armenian National Congress (ANC) |
7
|
7 |
0 |
|
|
| Armenian Revolutionary Party (Dashnaktsutyun) |
6
|
5 |
1 |
-10 |
|
| Orinats Yerkir (Rule of Law Party) |
6
|
5 |
1 |
-3 |
|
| Heritage Party (HP) |
5
|
5 |
0 |
-2 |
|
| Independents |
1
|
0 |
1 |
-7 |
|
|
| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
117
14
10.69%
|
| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Sources:
National Assembly (31.05.2012, 01.01.2017)
http://www.elections.am/proportional/election-24104/
http://armenpress.am/eng
BBC Monitoring |
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