Opposition Yelk bloc secures representation in new Armenian parliament
03.04.2017,
08:07
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia, led by president Serzh Sargsyan is set to win the first parliamentary elections since the adoption of constitutional reforms in 2015, which will transform the country into a parliamentary republic, according to official results released today by the Central Elections Commission (CEC).
YEREVAN, April 3. / ARKA./ The ruling Republican Party of Armenia, led by president Serzh Sargsyan is set to win the first parliamentary elections since the adoption of constitutional reforms in 2015, which will transform the country into a parliamentary republic, according to official results released today by the Central Elections Commission (CEC).
With votes tallied from 1,700 polling stations out of the total 2,009, the CEC said the Republican Party of Armenia is leading with 49.16% of votes, the Tsarukyan bloc has so far 27.59% of the vote, the opposition Yelk bloc has 7.55% and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation/ Dashnaktsutyun (ARF) has 6.70%. The voter turnout was 60.68%.
Five parties and four electoral blocs ran in yesterday’s vote, with at least 101 parliamentary seats up for grabs under a system of proportional representation. A party needs to clear a five-per cent threshold to be represented in parliament, while an electoral bloc — an entity made up of several parties — needs to garner at least seven per cent of the vote. The voter turnout was 60.96%,
According to the CEC, the number of Armenian citizens eligible to vote stands at 2, 587,706 people. According to the National Statistical Service, Armenia’s permanent population as of January 1, 2017 stood at 2,986,500.
Over 28,000 local observers from 49 public organizations and over 640 foreign observers representing six organizations - the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the European Parliament watched the polls. -0-
With votes tallied from 1,700 polling stations out of the total 2,009, the CEC said the Republican Party of Armenia is leading with 49.16% of votes, the Tsarukyan bloc has so far 27.59% of the vote, the opposition Yelk bloc has 7.55% and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation/ Dashnaktsutyun (ARF) has 6.70%. The voter turnout was 60.68%.
Five parties and four electoral blocs ran in yesterday’s vote, with at least 101 parliamentary seats up for grabs under a system of proportional representation. A party needs to clear a five-per cent threshold to be represented in parliament, while an electoral bloc — an entity made up of several parties — needs to garner at least seven per cent of the vote. The voter turnout was 60.96%,
According to the CEC, the number of Armenian citizens eligible to vote stands at 2, 587,706 people. According to the National Statistical Service, Armenia’s permanent population as of January 1, 2017 stood at 2,986,500.
Over 28,000 local observers from 49 public organizations and over 640 foreign observers representing six organizations - the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the European Parliament watched the polls. -0-
