Results of Armenian parliamentary elections

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Armenia’s President Robert Kocharyan congratulated three parties that received majority of votes at the May 12 parliamentary elections. In particular, he visited Republican Party headquarters that gained 32.8%. The Armenian president said that “voting for the Republican Party, people gave their votes for continuation of economic and social reforms in the country.”

Members of the Prosperous Armenia Party that won 14.7% votes were received by the president at his residence. Robert Kocharyan congratulated them on the victory and said that, participating for the first time in parliamentary elections, the party made substantial success.

In a phone talk with Hrant Margaryan, member of the Bureau of the Dashnaktsutyun Armenian Revolutionary Federation that received 12.7%, the president noted that he found it positive that the federation increased its presence in the parliament. The Armenian leader expressed hope that Dashnaktsutyun would have effective dialog with other political forces.

Apart from the Republican Party, Prosperous Armenia and Dashnaktsutyun, the 5%-barrier was overcome by Orinats Yerkir (6.8%) and Heritage (5.8%). The Republican Party won the majority in half of 41 single member constituencies.

For many in Armenia, results received by the parties, which are now represented in the parliament (pro-governmental United Labor Party and oppositional National Unity and People’s Party) became unexpected.

It is noteworthy, international observers gave unprecedentedly high assessment to the parliamentary elections in Armenia. At the same time, opposition claims there were mass frauds. The oppositional Orinats Yerkir Party that received 6.8% instead of the 12.6% in 2003 (after the elections in 2003 Orinats Yerkir built a ruling coalition with the Republican Party and Dashnaktsutyun, but in May 2006 it went to opposition and its leader lost the post of the parliamentary chair) announced its intention to appeal against the elections in the Constitutional Court.