National Assembly (Armenia)
| National Assembly Ազգային ժողով, ԱԺ Azgayin Zhoghov |
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| History | |
| Founded | 5 July 1995 |
| Preceded by | Supreme Soviet of the Armenian SSR |
| Leadership | |
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Speaker
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Galust Sahakyan, Republican
Since 29 April 2014 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 131 |
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Political groups
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Government:
Opposition and others
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| Elections | |
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90 by Party list PR 41 by constituencies |
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Last election
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6 May 2012 |
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Next election
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2017 |
| Meeting place | |
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| National Assembly Building 19 Baghramyan Yerevan, 0095 Republic of Armenia |
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| Website | |
| National Assembly of Armenia | |
Government:
Opposition and others
The National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետության Ազգային ժողով, Hayastani Hanrapetyut'yan Azgayin zhoghov or simply Ազգային ժողով, ԱԺ Azgayin Zhoghov, AZh), also informally referred to as the Parliament of Armenia (խորհրդարան, khorhrdaran) is the legislative branch of the government of Armenia.
Before 1995, It was referred to as the Supreme Council of Armenia and formerly known as the Supreme Soviet of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic under Soviet rule.
The National Assembly is a unicameral body. It comprises 131 members, elected for five-year terms: 75 members in single-seat constituencies and 56 by proportional representation. The proportional-representation seats in the National Assembly are assigned on a party-list basis amongst those parties that receive at least 5% of the total of the number of the votes. The current speaker of the National Assembly is Galust Sahakyan.
The National Assembly is re-elected every five years. Armenia is split into 75 constituencies, and one deputy from one constituency is elected - the one which gets the most votes in the constituency. On top of this, 56 deputies are elected by proportional system - from the lists, which are the same in the whole territory of Armenia. Lists are nominated by political parties and should contain at least 5% women. Every voter has two votes - one in his/her constituency, and one for a list. The candidates should be at least 25 years of age, be Armenian citizens, residents of the country for the five years prior to the election, and be eligible voters. The exception is that individuals in some authority roles in state institutions, as well as employees of security and military agencies are not eligible to be nominated, unless they retire from their positions first.
The 75 electoral constituencies should have roughly equal population, no more than 15% difference, and connected territories. The list of constituencies is published by the Central Electoral Commission not later than 90 days before the election.
Ad-hoc committees are special temporary committees established by the decision of the National Assembly to discuss certain draft laws, or investigate certain issues, events or facts and to submit conclusions to the National Assembly. Aim of these committees is to draw attention on the exceptional cases that are not covered by the standing committees.
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