Polls opened across Armenia on Sunday for the country’s ninth-convocation National Assembly elections, marking the first regularly scheduled parliamentary vote since 2017. Previous parliamentary elections in 2018 and 2021 were held early following major political developments.
A total of 18 political forces — including 16 parties and two alliances — are competing for seats in parliament under Armenia’s proportional representation electoral system. Political parties must secure at least 4 percent of the vote to enter parliament, while electoral alliances are required to pass an 8 percent threshold.
According to the Migration and Citizenship Service, 2,485,851 citizens are eligible to vote.
The participating political forces and their ballot numbers are:
- Reformists Party
- “I Am Against Everyone” Democratic Party
- “Strong Armenia” Alliance
- Meritocratic Party of Armenia
- “New Power” Reformist Party
- “Wings of Unity” Party
- Prosperous Armenia Party
- National Democratic Pole Pan-Armenian Party
- Kochari National Revival and National Awakening Party
- Armenian National Congress (ANC)
- Republic Party
- Christian Democratic Party
- Democratic Consolidation Party
- Democracy, Law and Discipline Party
- Civil Contract Party
- Armenia Alliance
- Bright Armenia Party
- Alliance of Defenders of Democracy for the Republic
Ballot number 13 is absent after the political force initially assigned that number withdrew from the election.
To administer the vote, 38 territorial electoral commissions have been formed across the country. Ten operate in Yerevan, while the remaining commissions are distributed among Armenia’s provinces. Nationwide, voters are casting ballots at 1,997 polling stations, including 475 in the capital and 1,522 in the regions.
Polling stations opened at 8:00 a.m. local time and will close at 8:00 p.m., after which vote counting will begin.
The electoral process is being monitored by approximately 350 to 400 international observers, in addition to observers from local civil society organizations and authorized representatives of participating political forces.
The elections will determine the composition of Armenia’s ninth-convocation National Assembly and are expected to play a significant role in shaping the country’s political direction in the years ahead. Preliminary results are expected to be released by the Central Electoral Commission following the close of polls.
