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2021 Armenian parliamentary election
Armenia
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All 101 seats in the National Assembly (plus additional and leveling seats)
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout49.40%
Party Leader % Seats +/–
Civil Contract Nikol Pashinyan 53.92% 72 −1946
Armenia Alliance Robert Kocharyan 21.04% 27 −1991
I Have Honor Alliance Arthur Vanetsyan 5.23% 6 −2012
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before
Nikol Pashinyan (acting)
Civil Contract
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Council of Europe CoE Member State

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Parliamentary elections occured in Armenia on 20 June 2021. The elections were initially scheduled for 9 December 2023, but were moved forward due to the ongoing political crisis in Armenia following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War.[1]

The seventh National Assembly of Armenia was officially dissolved on 10 May 2021 and the eighth Assembly will be elected.[2]

Electoral system

See also: Elections in Armenia § National Assembly

The members of the unicameral National Assembly are elected by party-list proportional representation. Number of seats is at least 101, and it rise when allocation of additional seats is required. Seats are allocated using the d'Hondt method with an election threshold of 5% for parties and 7% for multi-party alliances.[3][4] However, a minimum of three political groups will enter parliament, regardless of the performance of the third-best performing party or alliance.

Seats are allocated to parties using their national share of the vote. Four seats are reserved for national minorities (Assyrians, Kurds, Russians and Yazidis), with parties having separate lists for the four groups.[4] A gender quota requires any top section of a party list to include at least 30% candidates of each gender.

If a party receives a majority of the vote but wins less than 54% of the seats, they will be awarded additional seats to give them 54% of the total. If one party wins over two-thirds of the seats, the losing parties which made it over the threshold will be given extra seats reducing the share of seats of winning party to two-thirds. If a government is not formed within six days of the preliminary results being released, a run-off round between the top two parties must be held on 28th day. The party that wins the run-off will be given the additional seats required for a 54% majority, with all seats allocated in the first round preserved.[4]

Schedule

Participating parties and alliances were required to submit applications with all supporting documentation by 18:00 on 26 May. The electoral lists of the political parties and alliances of parties will be registered by 31 May.[5] Cancellations will be accepted until 10 June.

The official election campaign took place from 7 to 18 June.

Voting took place on 20 June from 8am to 8pm.[6]

Participating political forces

Four alliances and 23 parties submitted documents to Armenia's Central Electoral Commission (CEC) in order to register for the elections.[7] Several of the parties and all of the alliances were established in 2020 or 2021 following Armenia's defeat in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. Four alliances and 21 parties participated in the election.[8]

Ballot number Name of Party or Alliance Allied parties (candidates each) Candidate for Prime Minister Key figures, other candidates Domestic policy Geopolitical orientation Ideologyb Open to coalition with Number of candidates (main list + minority list - denied registration)d
Civil Contract?c Armenia Alliance?c
1. Fair Armenia Party
«Արդար Հայաստան» կուսակցություն 		Norayr Norikyan Centrist Pro-Russian, Pro-European Big tent, economic liberalism yes yes 85+0-1
2. Armenian National Congress Party (HAK)
«Հայ Ազգային Կոնգրես» Կուսակցություն 		Levon Ter-Petrosyan (former President, 1991–98) Levon Zurabyan Centrist Pro-Russian, Pro-Western, Pro-European no[9] yes[10] 101+3-0
3. Civil Contract
«Քաղացիական պայմանագիր» կուսակցություն 		United Labor Party
Mighty Homeland Party 		Nikol Pashinyan (incumbent Prime Minister, since 2018) Ararat Mirzoyan, Lilit Makunts, Suren Papikyan, Khachatur Sukiasyan Left Pro-Russian, Pro-Western, Pro-European Big tent, populism, reformism, anti-corruption N/A no 157+4-0
4. Awakening National Christian Party
«Զարթոնք» ազգային քրիստոնեական կուսակցություն 		Ara Zohrabyan Centre-right Christian democracy maybe 101+0-9
5. Freedom Party
«Ազատություն» կուսակցություն 		Hrant Bagratyan Modern liberalism [11] no[12] yes 86+0-3
6. I Have Honor Alliancea
«Պատիվ ունեմ» դաշինք 		Republican Party (137), Homeland Party (45) Artur Vanetsyan Serzh Sargsyan (Former President, 2008–18), Taron Margaryan Right Pro-Russian National conservatism, Armenian nationalism no yes 230+0-0
7. United Homeland Party
«Միասնական Հայրենիք» կուսակցություն 		Mher Terteryan Pro-Russian Armenian nationalism 88+0-0
8. All-Armenian National Statehood Party
«Համահայկական ազգային պետականություն» (ՀԱՊ) կուսակցություն 		Artur Vardanyan 82+0-0
9. Bright Armenia Party (LHK)
«Լուսավոր Հայաստան» կուսակցություն 		Edmon Marukyan Gevorg Gorgisyan, David Khazhakyan, Ani Samsonyan Centrist Pro-Western, Pro-European Liberalism Against any coalition if candidate for PM is Pashinyan or Kocharyan.

May be open to coalition with either of them if Marukyan is candidate.

107+0-0
10. Armenia is Our Home Party
«Մեր տունը Հայաստանն է» կուսակցություն 		Alliance Party Tigran Urikhanyan Ara Abrahamyan Centrist Pro-Russian improbable maybe 88+0-0
11. Republic Party
«Հանրապետություն» կուսակցություն 		Aram Z. Sargsyan Artak Zeynalyan Centrist Pro-Western, Pro-European Conservative liberalism yes no (only in state of war[13]) 103+0-0
12. Homeland of Armenians Party
«Հայոց Հայրենիք» կուսակցություն 		Artak Galstyan Vardan Ghukasyan 91+0-1
13. Free Homeland Alliancea
«Ազատ Հայրենիք» դաշինք 		Union for National Self-Determination (23),
Armenian Constructive Party (21),
Conservative Party (8),
National Democrats Union (7),
Green Party (6) 		Miqael Hayrapetyan Andreas Ghukasyan, Paruyr Hayrikyan, Arshak Sadoyan Pro-Western, Pro-European, Anti-Russian no no 83+0-2
14. Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK)
«Բարգավաճ Հայաստան» կուսակցություն 		Gagik Tsarukyan Arman Abovyan Right Pro-Russian Conservative liberalism, Euroscepticism improbable maybe 93+3-1
15. Democratic Party of Armenia
Հայաստանի դեմոկրատական կուսակցություն 		Tigran Arzakantsyan e Aram G. Sargsyan Left Pro-Russian maybe 88+0-2
16. 5165 National Conservative Movement Party
«5165 ազգային պահպանողական շարժում» կուսակցություն 		Karin Tonoyan Armenian nationalism 95+0-0
17. Citizen's Decision Social-Democratic Party
«Քաղաքացու որոշում սոցիալ դեմոկրատական» կուսակցություն 		Suren Sahakyan Left Social democracy, environmentalism, direct democracy maybe
18. Shirinyan-Babajanyan Alliance of Democratsa
«Շիրինյան- Բաբաջանյան ժողովրդավարների դաշինք» դաշինք 		Christian-Democratic Rebirth Party (48),
For The Republic Party (38) 		Arman Babajanyan Levon Shirinyan, Stepan Safaryan Pro-Western, Pro-European Liberalism maybe improbable 90+0-1
19. National Agenda Party
«Ազգային օրակարգ» կուսակցություն 		Ara Hakobyan Centre-right Pro-Russian Armenian nationalism, Armenia-Artsakh unification no maybe 84+0-1
20. Rise Party
«Վերելք» կուսակցություն 		Aleksan Minasyan Armenian nationalism improbable maybe 81+0-0
21. Liberal Party
«Ազատական» կուսակցություն 		Samvel Babayan 80+0-0
22. Armenian Eagles Unified Armenia Party
«Հայոց Արծիվներ Միասնական Հայաստան» կուսակցություն 		Khachik Asryan Armenian nationalism 86+0-0
23. European Party of Armenia (EPA)
«Հայաստանի Եվրոպական» կուսակցություն 		Tigran Khzmalyan Ruben Hakhverdyan Centrist Pro-Western, Pro-European, Anti-Russian Liberalism maybe improbable 90+0-1
24. Armenia Alliancea
«Հայաստան» դաշինք 		ARF (78),
Reborn Armenia (29),
One Armenia (1) 		Robert Kocharyan (Former President, 1998–2008) Vahe Hakobyan, Armen Rustamyan, Seyran Ohanyan, Artsvik Minasyan Left Pro-Russian Armenian nationalism no N/A 153+3-0
25. National Democratic Pole
«Ազգային-ժողովրդավարական բևեռ» կուսակցություն 		Sasna Tsrer Pan-Armenian Party Vahe Gasparyan Jirair Sefilian, Varuzhan Avetisyan Centre-right to Right Pro-Western, Pro-European, Anti-Russian Armenian nationalism improbable improbable 114+0-4
26. Sovereign Armenia Party
«Ինքնիշխան Հայաստան» կուսակցություն 		Davit Sanasaryan Pro-Western, Pro-European no no 85+1-0

Notes:

  • ^a Registered as an alliance, implying 7% election threshold
  • ^b Diverse estimates.
  • ^c Yes/No - as claimed; other info - as estimated.
  • ^d 5% for parties and 7% for registered alliances.
  • ^e was removed from election list after failing to prove residency in Armenia[14]

Declined participation or failed to register

The Christian-Democratic Rebirth Party decided to withdraw its application to participate in the elections as an independent entity; instead the party will participate as a part of the Shirinyan-Babajanyan Alliance of Democrats.[15]

On 7 June, the leader of Armenian Eagles Unified Armenia Party said that his party is terminating their election campaign and won't participate in elections. He called to cancel elections at large until the border regions of Armenia are liberated from Azerbaijani occupation.[16]

Endorsements

Armenian National Congress
Armenia Alliance
I Have Honor Alliance
Bright Armenia

Foreign elections monitoring missions

Eight monitoring missions, including from OSCE/ODIHR and CIS did register for observing of the elections.[27] A total of 250 short-term observers will arrive from ODHIR[28] and 70 observers from CIS countries will monitor the elections.[29]

There were 8 monitoring missions in 2018 parliamentary elections[30] and 6 missions in 2017 parliamentary elections.[31]

Opinion polls

Date Pollster Armenia Alliance
(ՀԴ=HD)

#24

My Step / CC
(ՔՊ=QP)

#3

I'm honored / RPA
(ՀՀԿ=HHK)

#6

PAP
(ԲՀԿ=BHK)

#14

Bright Armenia
(ԼՀԿ=LHK)

#9

FD
(ԱԴ)

#5

Republic
(ՀԿ=HP)

#11

NDP / ST
(ԱԺԲ/ՍԾ)

#25

ARF
(ՀՅԴ)
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11-18 June Gallup International Armenia 28.7 25.2 10.8 5.4 5.2 - 2.6 0.7 -
31 May-16 June Armenian Election Study 12 24 1 2 - - 2 2 -
6-10 June 2021 Gallup International Armenia 24.1 23.8 7.4 3.7 3.1 - 2.3 0.8 -
31 May - 4 June 2021 Gallup International Armenia 20.6 22.4 3.9 4.2 2.9 - 2.1 1.5 -
25–28 May 2021 Gallup International Armenia 17.5 22.9 2.7 3.8 2.3 - 2.8 1.7 -
18–21 May 2021 Gallup International Armenia 14.3

34 seats (33+1)

32% seats

24.8

61 seats (58+3)[32]

58% seats

3.1 4.1

10 seats

9.5% seats

2.0 - 2.5 1 -
23–27 Apr 2021 Gallup International Armenia 8.1 27.2 1.8 3․7 1.8 - - 1.1 1.1
26–29 Mar 2021 Gallup International Armenia 5.9 31.7 2.4 4.4 2.7 - 0.4 0.5 2.1
8 April–4 May 2021 IRI/Breavis - 26 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
15–17 Feb 2021 Gallup International Armenia - 33.1 2.2 4.4 2.6 - 0.7 0.4 2.2
8–16 Feb 2021 IRI/Breavis - 33 1 3 1 - - 1 1
10–27 June 2020 Gallup International Armenia - 55 1.4 6 5 - - 0.1 1.8
9 Nov–1 Dec 2019 Gallup International Armenia [1] - 61.3 1.5 14.2 3.9 - - 1.1 2.5
20 Sep–13 Oct 2019 IRI/Breavis - 55 4 19 6 1 1 - 3
6–31 May 2019 IRI/Breavis - 59 5 12 4 - - 1 4
30 Apr–9 May 2019 Gallup International Armenia - 60 1.6 11.9 4.6 - - 1.21 1.6
9 Dec 2018 Parliamentary elections 70.42 4.70 8.26 6.37 2.00

Results

Turnout was reported at 49.4%.[33]

Preliminary results announced in the evening of 20 June showed that Pashinian's Civil Contract party was leading with 58.5 percent of the vote, while former President Robert Kocharian's Armenia Alliance had 18.8 percent. Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian claimed victory in the snap election but moments later Kocharian's alliance rejected the outcome, saying it would not recognize the results until alleged voting irregularities were addressed. Meanwhile, Tigran Mukuchian, the head of the Central Electoral Commission, stated "On the whole, the election was conducted in accordance with the country's legislation."[34]

See also

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