President of Armenia
| President of the Republic of Armenia | |
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| Residence | Presidential Palace, Yerevan |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Levon Ter-Petrosyan |
| Formation | 11 November 1991 |
| Website | www |
The President of the Republic of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետության Նախագահ, Hayastani Hanrapetutyan Nakhagah) is the head of state, supreme commander-in-chief and the guarantor of independence and territorial integrity of Armenia.
The president of the republic strives to uphold the constitution, and to ensure the regular functioning of the legislative, executive and judicial powers. He is the guarantor of the independence, territorial integrity and security of the republic. The president of the republic is immune: he cannot be prosecuted or held liable for actions arising from his/her status during and after his/her term of office. For the actions not connected with his or her status the president of the Republic may be prosecuted when his/her term of office expires.
According to the Article 60 of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, in case when the office of the President of the Republic is vacant and before the newly elected President assumes the office, the Chairman of the National Assembly, or, if it is impossible, Prime Minister performs the duties of the president.
The post of the President of the Republic of Armenia was founded by the decision of Armenian SSR Supreme Council of May 3, 1990.
On June 21, 1991, RA Supreme Council made a decision which determined that an election based on the common and equal electoral rights of the citizens of RA would take place before December 31 of 1991. On the basis of RA Supreme Council's decision of June 25, 1991, the elections of the President of the Republic of Armenia were scheduled to be held on Wednesday, October 16, 1991.
Armenia became an independent state on 21 September 1991 by the nationwide referendum. The first presidential election was held on 17 October 1991. Levon Ter-Petrosyan won the majority of the votes and became the first president of independent Armenia. He was reelected in 1996, however, he did not finish his second term as president and resigned in 1998. Robert Kocharyan followed him, resigning until 2008. Incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan was elected in February 2008 and reelected in February 2013.
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