YEREVAN. – PACE observation mission head Baroness Emma Nicholson is impressed by the level of voter turnout during Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Armenia.

Voters were of various ages, including the youth and the old, she stated at a press conference on Monday.

At the same time she said that some representatives of political parties played a non-constructive role behaving as if they were commission members. Such interference disrupted normal course of commission’s work. According to her, authorities should respond to this problem immediately.

Baroness Nicholson also gave appraisal of amendments to the Electoral Code, but stressed the necessity of better implementation of the new law.  

Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission has issued the preliminary results of Sunday’s parliamentary elections.

The figures are as follows: Republican Party of Armenia – 44.05% (663,066 votes), Prosperous Armenia Party – 30.20% (454,684 votes), Armenian National Congress – 7.10% (106,910 votes), Heritage Party – 5.79% (87,095 votes), ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party – 5.73% (86, 296 votes), Orinats Yerkir Party – 5.49 % (82,690 votes), Communist Party of Armenia – 1.06% (15,933 votes), Democratic Party of Armenia – 0.37% (5,633 votes), United Armenians Party – 0.20% (3, 080 votes).

For entering the 131-seat National Assembly (Parliament), the parties must poll over 5% of votes, while blocs - over 7%.

Photo by Sona Barseghyan