At stake in this election:

• The office of President of Armenia

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Robert KOCHARIAN
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Serzh SARGSYAN **
• Assembly: Armenia has a unicameral National Assembly (Azgayin Zhoghov) with 131 seats.

** Serzh SARGSYAN was named Armenia's new prime minister on April 4, 2007 after the sudden death of Prime Minister Andranik MARGARYAN.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
• The Prime Minister is appointed by the president with the approval of the parliament.
• In the National Assembly (Azgayin Zhoghov), 90 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms and 41 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.

Main Candidates in the Presidential race:

• Serzh SARGSYAN
  • Party: Republican Party of Armenia (HHK)
• Levon TER-PETROSYAN
  • Party: Self nominated
• Tigran KARAPETYAN
  • Party: Armenian People's Party
• Vahan HOVHANNESYAN
  • Party: Armenia Revolutionary Federation (ARF) / Dashnak Party
• Artur BAGHDASARYAN
  • Party: Rule of Law Party / Orinats Yerkir
• Vazgen MANUKYAN
  • Party: National Democratic Union (NDU)
• Artashes GEGHAMYAN
  • Party: National Unity Party
• Arman MELIKYAN
  • Party: Self nominated
• Aram HARUTYUNYAN
  • Party: National Consent Party

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 3,229,900 (January 2008 est.)
• Registered Voters: 2,312,945 (January 2008 )

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 1,453,419 (2008)

·         Is Armenia a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Armenia ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (13 September 1993)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: No

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 12 (2007)

·         Human Development Index Position: 85 (2014

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: High (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Armenia a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Armenia ratified CRPD: Yes (22 September 2010)

·         Population with a disability: 484,485 (est.)