RPA to be represented by 58 lawmakers in Armenia’s 105-seat Parliament
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia will get 58 out of 105 seats in the newly formed National Assembly, after winning 49.12% percent of the vote on April 2 Parliamentary Elections.
According to the preliminary results of the elections held on Sunday, three other political forces that entered the parliament are “Tsarukyna” bloc to be represented by 31 deputies, “Yelk” (Exit) bloc – 9 deputies and ARF-Dashnaktrutun to have 7 seats.
To remind, Parliamentary elections were held on April 2 in Armenia with 60,86% voter turnout, according to initial data, released by the Central Electoral Committee (CEC). Five political parties and four election blocs took part in the election to get seats in the country’s legislative body on proportional voting system.
According to the CEC-released preliminary results, four political forces enter the parliament with the ruling Republican party gaining the majority of the votes.
More than 28,000 representatives of 49 non-governmental organizations along with international observers from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the European Parliament monitored the elections.