1995 Armenian parliamentary election explained

Election Name:1995 Armenian parliamentary election
Country:Armenia
Previous Election:1990
Election Date:5 July 1995
Next Election:1999
Seats For Election:All 190 seats in the National Assembly
Majority Seats:96
First Election:yes
Party1:Republic Bloc
Party1 Link:no
Seats1:88
Percentage1:43.9
Party2:Shamiram
Seats2:8
Percentage2:17.4
Party3:Armenian Communist Party
Seats3:10
Leader3:Sergey Badalyan
Percentage3:12.4
Party4:National Democratic Union (Armenia)
Seats4:5
Percentage4:7.7
Party5:Union for National Self-Determination
Seats5:3
Percentage5:5.7
Party6:Ramgavar
Seats6:1
Percentage6:2.6
Party7:Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Seats7:1
Percentage7:
Party8:Independents
Leader8:
Seats8:72
Percentage8:

Parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 5 July 1995, with a second round on 29 July.[1] There were 150 constituency seats and 40 elected on a national basis using proportional representation.[2] The result was a victory for the Republic Bloc (an alliance of the Pan-Armenian National Movement, Democratic Liberal Party, Christian Democratic Union and the Republican Party of Armenia), which won 88 of the 190 seats.[3] Overall voter turnout was 54.3%. Following the election, the Republic Bloc and the Shamiram party formed a coalition government.[4]

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2013_95.htm Armenia
  3. Nohlen et al., p335
  4. https://www.evnreport.com/%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%A5%D5%B6/history-political-parties-and-alliances-arm Հայ կուսակցությունների մասնատման ու դաշինքների պատմությունը