YEREVAN. – In Armenia the voting for the National Assembly (Parliament) of the Fifth Convocation launched at 8.00 a.m. and will be over at 8.00 p.m. local time. It will be held in 1,982 precincts (468 of which in the capital City of Yerevan).

The Central Electoral Commission of Armenia will provide information on elections at 9.00 a.m., while starting from 12.00 p.m. and till 9.00 p.m. it will publish information on the number of voters each three hours.

31,418 observers from 53 local organizations and 647 representatives from 11 international organizations and embassies accredited in Armenia monitor the parliamentary elections.

131 MPs will be elected for the Fifth Convocation National Assembly. The parliament is formed by mixed proportional (90 seats) and majoritarian (41 seats) systems.

Eight political parties and one bloc have presented their nominations – Republican Party of Armenian, Prosperous Armenia Party, Orinats Yerkir Party, Armenian National Congress, Heritage Party, ARF Dashnaktsutyun, the Communist Party of Armenia, Democratic Party of Armenia, and United Armenians Party.