Armenia Parliamentary elections 2017 live Voting Dates Opinion Exit Poll Candidates
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Armenia Parliamentary elections 2017 Results Voting Live Dates Opinion Exit Poll
Armenia Parliamentary elections Dates 2017
Parliamentary elections Date: 2 April 2017
Parliamentary elections will be held in Armenia on 2 April 2017. They will be the first elections after the constitutional referendum in 2015 that approved reforms to become a parliamentary.
National Assembly (Armenia) consists of at least 101 seats and is elected with a two-tier Party list proportional representation method. It reserves 50% of votes casted in favour of each party to be distributed through party lists.
Armenian Parliamentary election Results Live 2017
94% votes Counted |
|
Candidate |
Vote % |
Sargsyan, Republican | 49% |
Gagik Tsarukian | 28.29 |
- Election Commission said that 94 % of the ballots counted show the Republican Party of Armenia's president, Serzh Sargsyan, winning 49% of the vote.
- Runner up is businessman Gagik Tsarukian with 28%. Two more parties also look set to clear the 5-percent barrier necessary to get seats in parliament.
Voting will end at 4 PM GMT. and the results will be declared thereafter.
Electoral system of Armenia
Elections in Armenia gives information on election and election results in Armenia.
Armenia elects on national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people (absolute majority with 2nd round if necessary).
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.
Candidates for Parliamentary Elections 2017
N/A
Armenia Parties and leaders
Republican Party of Armenia, Prosperous Armenia, Armenian National Congress, Armenian Revolutionary Federation, Rule of Law, Heritage.
Armenia Parliamentary Last Election Results
Candidates |
Nominating parties |
Votes |
% |
|
Serzh Sargsyan |
Republican |
861,160 |
58.64 |
|
Raffi Hovannisian |
Heritage |
539,672 |
36.75 |
|
Hrant Bagratyan |
Freedom |
31,643 |
2.15 |
|
Paruyr Hayrikyan |
UNSD |
18,093 |
1.23 |
|
Andrias Ghukasyan |
none |
8,328 |
0.57 |
|
Vardan Sedrakyan |
none |
6,203 |
0.42 |
|
Arman Melikyan |
none |
3,516 |
0.24 |
|
Valid votes |
1,468,615 |
96.64 |
||
Invalid votes |
50,988 |
3.36 |
||
Total votes |
1,519,603 |
100.00 |
||
Voters/turnout |
2,528,773 |
60.09 |