Armenian parliamentary election, 2017

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Publication Date 02/04/2017
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Information on previous elections in Armenia

Parliamentary:
+ 6 May 2012

Presidential:
+ 18 February 2013
+ 19 February 2008Links to information sources on the general election held in Armenia on the 2 April 2017.

As Armenia prepares for a parliamentary election on 2 April 2017, the coming contest has already been marred by pronounced polarisation and deep division. With Armenia moving to a full parliamentary form of government, writes Richard Giragosian in the LSE Europpblog (see related url hyperlink below), the election will be particularly significant and could very well shape the future of the country.

Source Link Link to Main Source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_parliamentary_election,_2017
Related Links
Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 25.03.17: Armenia’s watershed election: More free, but less fair http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/03/25/armenia-watershed-election/
Robert Schuman Foundation: European Elections Monitor: Armenia http://www.robert-schuman.eu/en/the-european-elections-monitor/41-armenia
IFES: Election Guide: Armenia, 2 April 2017 http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2474/
OSCE: ODIHR: Elections: Elections in Armenia: 2 April 2017 http://www.osce.org/office-for-democratic-institutions-and-human-rights/elections/armenia/293071
ESO: Background information: Armenia at Twenty-Five: A Rough Ride http://www.europeansources.info/record/armenia-at-twenty-five-a-rough-ride/
EurActiv, 30.03.17: Armenia gears up for ‘milestone’ parliamentary vote http://www.euractiv.com/section/armenia/news/armenia-gears-up-for-milestone-parliamentary-vote/
EurActiv, 03.04.17: Armenia’s ruling party set to win ‘milestone’ vote http://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/armenias-ruling-party-set-to-win-milestone-vote/
Deutsche Welle, 02.04.17: Armenian republican ruling party takes lead in election preliminary results http://dw.com/p/2aVjs
EurActiv, 04.04.17: Armenia vote ‘tainted’ by claims of ‘vote-buying’, Western observers say http://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/armenia-vote-tainted-by-claims-of-vote-buying-western-observers-say/
EU: EEAS: Statement, 03.04.17: Statement by the Spokesperson on the Parliamentary elections in Armenia https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/24071/statement-spokesperson-parliamentary-elections-armenia_en
Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 04.04.17: Armenia’s election: The status quo wins at the expense of democracy http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/04/04/armenias-election-the-status-quo-wins-at-the-expense-of-democracy/
Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 05.04.17: Armenia’s election aftermath: Few street protests, but the new government is set for a bumpy ride http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/04/05/armenias-election-aftermath/
ZOiS: ZOiS Spotlight, No.7, 2017: Armenia after the elections http://en.zois-berlin.de/publications/zois-spotlight/armenia-after-the-elections/

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