At stake in this election:

• 131 seats in the National Assembly (Azgayin Zhoghov)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Robert KOCHARIAN
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Andranik MARGARYAN
• Assembly: Armenia has a unicameral National Assembly (Azgayin Zhoghov) with 131 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
• The Prime Minister is appointed by the president with the approval of the parliament.
• In the National Assembly (Azgayin Zhoghov), 56 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms and 75 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Republican Party of Armenia
  • Leader: Andranik MARGARYAN and Serzh SARGSYAN
  • Seats won in this election: 33
  • Seats won in last election: 41
• Party: Ardarutin (Justice) Alliance
  • Leader: Stepan DEMIRCHIAN
  • Seats won in this election: 14
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) / Dashnaktsutyun
  • Seats won in this election: 11
  • Seats won in last election: 5
• Party: Rule of Law (OEK)
  • Leader: Artur BAGHDASARYAN
  • Seats won in this election: 4
  • Seats won in last election: 12
• Party: National Unity Party
  • Leader: Artashes GEGHAMYAN
  • Seats won in this election: 9
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: United Working Party
  • Leader: Gurgen ARSENIAN
  • Seats won in this election: 6
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Other Parties
  • Seats won in this election: 2
• Independents
  • Seats won in this election: 37

Last parliamentary election:

• The last  election to the National Assembly was held on May 20, 1999.

Population and voter registration:

• Population: 3,040,000 (2003 est.)
• Registered Voters: 2,233,757 (2003)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 1,580,359 (2003)

·         Is Armenia a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Armenia ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (13 September 1993)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: No

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 6 (2003)

·         Human Development Index Position: 85 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: High (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Armenia a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Armenia ratified CRPD: Yes (22 September 2010)

·         Population with a disability: 500,864 (est.)