Parliamentary elections were held in

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on 12 May 2007. 1,364 candidates ran for the 131 seats, 41 of which were constituency seats with the remaining 90 being filled by a proportional party-list system. The

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was five per cent.

Results

The BBC reported a turnout of over 60%. The

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judged the elections to have "demonstrated improvement" over previous parliamentary elections, but said "the stated intention by the Armenian authorities to conduct an election in line with OSCE commitments and international standards was not fully realized." Critics and opposition politicians had announced their fears that the polls would not be democratic, despite officials' reassurances that the changes to the voting laws would ensure a more democratic election than the greatly criticised

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BBC News, 12 May 2007

References

External links

Center for Regional Development / Transparency International Armenia Election Monitor

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