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30-529: The alliance was founded in May 2021 and subsequently announced its intention to participate in the 2021 Armenian parliamentary elections . Mikael Hayrapetyan was nominated to lead the alliance, while Andreas Ghukasyan was the bloc's candidate for prime minister. Following the election, the alliance won just 0.32% of the popular vote, failing to gain any representation in the National Assembly . The alliance disputed

60-625: A political and military alliance with France . The alliance believes that Armenian laws and legislation should be synced with European standards. During an interview on 15 June 2021, Andrias Ghukasyan stated that Russia is no longer an ally of Armenia and that Armenia should develop closer relations with the European Union and the United States . In addition, the alliance supports the recognition of Artsakh 's independence and also supports sustainable economic development, reducing taxes, improving

90-683: A separate appeal to the Constitutional Court of Armenia regarding the decision. However, as he did not send the motion itself to the Constitutional Court for review, Gasparyan's dismissal is to come into effect by force of law. In accordance with the Armenian Constitution , Gasparyan is supposed to be relieved from his post on 4 March, although the General Staff announced that Gasparyan will stay in his role for eight days after

120-505: The 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War and an alleged attempted coup in February 2021. Nikol Pashinyan , who had served as prime minister since 2018, resigned in April 2021 and subsequently the seventh National Assembly was dissolved on 10 May. Pashinyan continued to serve as acting prime minister until the elections were held. Following the election, Pashinyan's Civil Contract party received 54% of

150-647: The Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces Onik Gasparyan and more than 40 other top-ranking generals demanded Pashinyan's resignation, which Pashinyan described as a coup attempt , causing a political crisis that ended with Gasparyan's dismissal. On 25 April 2021 Pashinyan announced his formal resignation, prompting the dissolution of the National Assembly and the call for snap elections on 20 June of that year. The members of

180-639: The OSCE / ODIHR and the CIS registered to observe the elections. A total of 250 short-term observers arrived from the ODHIR and 70 observers from various CIS countries, monitored the elections. There were 8 monitoring missions in the 2018 parliamentary elections and 6 missions in the 2017 parliamentary elections . In the evening of 20 June Tigran Mukuchyan, head of the Central Electoral Commission , announced

210-449: The parliamentary elections held two years earlier . Several of the parties and all of the alliances were established in 2020 or 2021, following Armenia's defeat in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war . In total, four alliances and 23 parties participated in the election. May be open to coalition with either of them if Marukyan is candidate. Notes: The Christian-Democratic Rebirth Party decided to withdraw its application to participate in

240-531: The 28th day. The party that won the run-off would be given the additional seats required for a 54% majority, with all seats allocated in the first round preserved. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic , the Electoral Code did not provide for mail-in voting or early voting. Participating parties and alliances were required to submit applications with all supporting documentation by 18:00 on 26 May. The electoral lists of

270-545: The border regions of Armenia are liberated from Azerbaijani occupation. The Democratic Way Party boycotted the election, claiming the election would be rigged. The Democratic Consolidation Party did not participate in the elections stating that the threat of war should be a more serious concern to Armenia. The Heritage party decided not to participate to prevent the reelection of Nikol Pashinyan. 34 seats (33+1) 32% seats 61 seats (58+3) 58% seats 10 seats 9.5% seats Eight monitoring missions, including from

300-428: The capital Yerevan calling for Pashinyan to resign. On 1 March, Pashinyan and the opposition again held rival rallies. Pashinyan accused Onik Gasparyan of treason and alleged that he issued the statement calling for Pashinyan's resignation at the suggestion of former president Serzh Sargsyan. On 2 March, President Armen Sarksyan declared his decision once again not to sign the motion to dismiss Gasparyan and to make

330-450: The educational system, and strengthening Armenia's democracy and security. 2021 Armenian parliamentary election [REDACTED] CIS Member State [REDACTED] CoE Member State Snap parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 20 June 2021. The elections had initially been scheduled for 9 December 2023, but were called earlier due to a political crisis following

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360-686: The elections as an independent entity; instead the party participated as a part of the Shirinyan-Babajanyan Alliance of Democrats. On 21 April, the Free Democrats confirmed they would participate in the elections, but ultimately, failed to register. On 7 June leader of the Armenian Eagles Unified Armenia Party , Khachik Asryan, said that his party is terminating their election campaign and won't participate in elections. He called to cancel elections at large until

390-748: The government "are no longer able to make proper decisions in this fateful moment of crisis for the Armenian people", adding that their demand was triggered by Pashinyan's dismissal of the first deputy chief of the General Staff Tiran Khachatryan a day earlier. Pashinyan responded to the statement by calling it an attempted military coup and called on his allies to gather in the capital Yerevan ’s main Republic Square . Pashinyan also signed an order dismissing Onik Gasparyan from his post. While Pashinyan rallied his supporters in Republic Square ,

420-416: The government to step aside. Another protest was called for at 13:00 the next day. Two days later Armenian President Armen Sarksyan refused the order from Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to dismiss Onik Gasparyan, saying parts of the decree were in violation of the constitution. Pashinyan immediately resent the motion to dismiss Gasparyan to the president. On 27 February, more than 15,000 protested in

450-663: The opposition coalition called the Homeland Salvation movement held a parallel rally in Freedom Square in support of the generals' declaration. During his speech to his supporters, Pashinyan again suggested snap elections as the solution to the political crisis but stated that he would only resign at the demand of the Armenian people. Protesters led by the Homeland Salvation Movement barricaded streets around parliament overnight and set up tents to add pressure on

480-401: The performance of the third-best performing party or alliance. Four seats were reserved for national minorities ( Assyrians , Kurds , Russians and Yazidis ), with parties having separate lists for the four groups. A gender quota required any top section of a party list to include at least 33% candidates of each gender. If a party received a majority of the vote but wins less than 54% of

510-444: The political parties and alliances of parties were registered by 31 May. The official election campaign took place from 7 to 18 June. Voting took place on 20 June from 8am to 8pm. Four alliances and 23 parties submitted documents to the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) in order to register for the elections. This is a significant increase in the number of parties competing, as only nine parties and two alliances had competed in

540-401: The preliminary results; Pashinyan's Civil Contract party was leading with 58.5 percent of the vote and 72 seats of the National Assembly, 16 less than in 2018, while former president Robert Kocharyan's Armenia Alliance had 18.8 percent with 27 seats. The third political force was I Have Honor Alliance, with 5.23 percent and 6 seats. Acting prime minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed victory in

570-539: The president makes his appeal to the Constitutional Court. On 5 March, Andranik Kocharyan, the chairman of the Armenian parliament committee on defense and security, stated that Gasparyan's responsibilities are being fulfilled by Defense Minister Vagharshak Harutiunyan . On 28 March Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced he would resign in April, stating that his resignation was in order to hold snap elections in June. Both pro-government and opposition rallies were held in

600-530: The resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have been ongoing in Armenia since the country's defeat in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War . On 23 February 2021, Pashinyan gave an interview where, in response to claims made by former president Serzh Sargsyan , he cast doubt on the effectiveness of Armenia's Russian-supplied 9K720 Iskander missiles , implying that they were ineffective when used during

630-452: The results of the election and claimed that the election was non-democratic. The alliance currently acts as an extra-parliamentary force. Members of the alliance include: The alliance was opposed to any political cooperation with Nikol Pashinyan or Robert Kocharyan . The alliance proposed to shift Armenia's geopolitical alignment towards Europe and the West and called for Armenia to enter

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660-667: The same time, he affirmed that the alliance would soon submit to the Constitutional Court a report proving the existence of violations of the electoral procedure. He also acknowledged that the cause of his defeat could be the lack of work during the campaign in rural areas. 2021 Armenian coup d%27%C3%A9tat attempt [REDACTED] General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces Political support: Homeland Salvation Movement Self-declared non-involvement: Pashinyan government Supported by: Political support: The 2021 Armenian political crisis

690-423: The seats, they would be awarded additional seats to give them 54% of the total. If one party won over two-thirds of the seats, the losing parties which passed the electoral threshold would be given extra seats reducing the share of seats of the winning party to two-thirds. If a government is not formed within six days of the preliminary results being released, a run-off round between the top two parties must be held on

720-479: The situation and foment hatred and enmity". On 21 June the Central Electoral Commission confirmed the results. Amid speculation that the elected Armenia Alliance deputies would not accept the position in an attempt to boycott parliament, on 22 June Kocharyan stated in an interview that he believed they should accept it but "I don't see myself in the parliament because I am more of an executive". At

750-461: The snap election but moments later Kocharyan's alliance rejected the outcome, saying it would not recognize the results until alleged voting irregularities were addressed. Meanwhile, Tigran Mukuchyan stated "On the whole, the election was conducted in accordance with the country's legislation." President Armen Sarkissian called on his compatriots to remain peaceful, because it would be unacceptable to "overstep political and moral boundaries, escalate

780-439: The unicameral National Assembly were elected by party-list proportional representation . The number of seats was set at a minimum of 101, which could rise when allocation of additional seats is required. Seats were allocated using the d'Hondt method with an election threshold of 5% for parties and 7% for multi-party alliances . However, a minimum of three political groups would be awarded seats enter parliament regardless of

810-490: The vote and won 71 seats, a majority in the 107-seat parliament. The opposition Armenia Alliance , finished second with 29 seats, while the I Have Honor Alliance won 7 seats. No other party or alliance surpassed the electoral threshold required to win a seat. The opposition claimed there had been electoral fraud during the elections, while the OSCE assessed the election as meeting international standards and described it as; "marred by increasingly inflammatory rhetoric" but

840-592: The war against Azerbaijan. The next day, first deputy chief of the General Staff Tiran Khachatryan gave an interview where he reportedly laughed derisively at Pashinyan's claim about the missiles' effectiveness; Khachatryan was dismissed from his post hours later. On 25 February 2021, Armenian Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces Onik Gasparyan said in a statement signed by 40 top officers that Pashinyan and

870-593: Was "positive overall." After six weeks of war with Azerbaijan, on 9 November 2020 prime minister Nikol Pashinyan, president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Russian president Vladimir Putin reached and signed a ceasefire agreement . Following the announcement of this deal, violent protests erupted in Yerevan . The National Assembly was stormed and its speaker Ararat Mirzoyan was beaten by an angry mob. Pashinyan faced continuous calls for his resignation and mass rallies calling for him to step down. On 25 February 2021

900-504: Was an alleged military coup attempt by the Armed Forces of Armenia led by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces Onik Gasparyan against the government of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan . Pashinyan accused Gasparyan and 40 other high-ranking military officers of attempting a coup after they published a statement calling for Pashinyan's resignation on 25 February 2021. Anti-government protests calling for

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