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Parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 12 May 2007.[1] 1,364 candidates ran for the 131 seats, 41 of which were constituency seats with the remaining 90 being filled by a proportional party-list system.[2] The electoral threshold is five per cent.
Results
[discuss] –
Summary of the 12 May 2007 Armenian National Assembly election results
| Parties |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| Republican Party of Armenia (Hayastani Hanrapetakan Kusaktsutyun, "Հայաստանի Հանրապետական կուսակցություն") |
458,258 |
33.91 |
64 |
+33 |
| Prosperous Armenia (Bargavadj Hayastani Kusaktsutyun, "Բարգավաճ Հայաստան կուսակցություն") |
204,483 |
15.13 |
18 |
+18 |
| Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Hay Heghapokhakan Dashnaktsutiun, "Հայ Հեղափոխական Դաշնակցություն") |
177,907 |
13.16 |
16 |
+5 |
| Rule of Law (Orinants Erkir, "Օրինաց Երկիր") |
95,324 |
7.05 |
9 |
–10 |
| Heritage (Zharangutiun, "Ժառանգություն") |
81,048 |
6.00 |
7 |
+7 |
| United Labour Party (Miavorvats Ashkhatankayin Kusaksutyun, "Միավորված աշխատանքային կուսակցություն") |
59,271 |
4.39 |
— |
–6 |
| National Unity (Azgayin Miabanutyun, "Ազգային Միաբանություն") |
49,863 |
3.58 |
— |
–9 |
| New Times (Nor Zhamanakner, "Նոր Ժամանակներ") |
47,060 |
3.48 |
— |
±0 |
| People's Party (Zhoghovrdakan Kusaktsutyun, "Ժողովրդական կուսակցություն") |
37,044 |
2.74 |
— |
|
| Union Party (Dashink Kusaktsutyun "Դաշինք" կուսակցություն) |
32,943 |
2.44 |
— |
|
| People's Party of Armenia (Hayastani Zhoghovrdakan Kusaktsutyun, "Հայաստանի Ժողովրդական կուսակցություն") |
22,762 |
1.68 |
— |
|
| Republic Party (Hanrapetutyun Kusaktsutyun, "Հանրապետություն" կուսակցություն) |
22,288 |
1.65 |
— |
±0 |
| Impeachment Union (Dashink Impeachment դաշինք "Իմպիչմենտ") |
17,475 |
1.29 |
— |
|
| Others |
|
|
17 |
–38 |
| Total (turnout 59.35%) |
1,375,733 |
100.0 |
131 |
— |
| Sources: Central Election Commission |
The BBC reported a turnout of over 60%.[3] The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe judged the elections to have "demonstrated improvement" over previous parliamentary elections, but said "the stated intention by the Armenian authorities to conduct an election in line with OSCE commitments and international standards was not fully realized." [4]
Critics and opposition politicians had announced their fears that the polls would not be democratic, despite officials' reassurements that the changes to the voting laws will ensure a more democratic election than the greatly criticised 2003 one[5].
Pre-vote poll
A poll from early April 2007 gave the following results:[6]
References
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