Armenian parliamentary election, 2007

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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

  Summary of the 12 May 2007 Armenian National Assembly election results
Party
Party-list
Constituency
Total
seats
+/–
Votes
%
Seats
Seats
%
Republican Party
458,258
33.91%
64
 Increase 33
Prosperous Armenia
204,483
15.13%
18
 Increase
ARF
177,907
13.16%
16
 Increase 5
Rule of Law
95,324
7.05%
9
 Decrease 10
Heritage
81,048
6.00%
7
 Increase 7
United Labour Party
59,271
4.39%
Decrease 6
National Unity
49,863
3.58%
Decrease 9
New Times
47,060
3.48%
Steady
People's Party
37,044
2.74%
Steady
Union Party
32,943
2.44%
Steady
People's Party of Armenia
22,762
1.68%
Steady
Republic
22,288
1.65%
Steady
Impeachment Union
17,475
1.29%
Steady
Non-partisans/Independents
17
41.5%
17
 Decrease 38
Invalid/blank votes
53,812
—
—
—
—
Total
1,375,733
100.00%
90
41
100.0%
131
Steady
Turnout: 59.35
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Armenia

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]

References

  1. ↑ ElectionGuide.org
  2. ↑ Armenian parliament election kicks off People's Daily Online, 12 May 2007
  3. ↑ 2007 Armenian elections - BBC
  4. ↑ OSCE/ODIHR EOM Final Report, 10 September 2007 Archived June 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Armenia holds parliamentary poll BBC News, 12 May 2007

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