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
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Republican Party | |
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Prosperous Armenia | |
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ARF | |
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Rule of Law | |
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Heritage | |
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United Labour Party | |
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National Unity | |
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New Times | |
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Union Party | |
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Republic | |
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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
- ↑ ElectionGuide.org
- ↑ Armenian parliament election kicks off People's Daily Online, 12 May 2007
- ↑ 2007 Armenian elections - BBC
- ↑ OSCE/ODIHR EOM Final Report, 10 September 2007 Archived June 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Armenia holds parliamentary poll BBC News, 12 May 2007
External links
- Center for Regional Development / Transparency International Armenia Election Monitor
- Armenia Parliamentary Monitor 2007
- Armenian Blog Review / Armenian Blogosphere on Parliamentary Elections 2007
- Հայկական բլոգների լրաքաղ / Հայկական բլոգոսֆերան 2007թ. խորհրդարանական ընտրությունների մասին