Discussion Summary – Ongoing 2021 municipal elections
The first two dates for Armenia’s autumn 2021 municipal elections have passed, October 17 and November 14, but one more Election Day is taking place on December 5. In this expert debriefing hosted by the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), election experts outlined the context of these elections, initial findings concerning its conduct so […]
Policy Alert #10 – Two Down, One To Go: Armenia’s 2021 Local Elections
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Policy Alert #10 – Two Down, One To Go: Armenia’s 2021 Local Elections
In the wake of the early parliamentary election on June 20, 2021, 54% of the electorate will have a second chance to vote during the autumn 2021 local elections. Several communities have already held their city council elections on October 17 and November 14, but the biggest wave will take place on December 5.
Statement of “Independent Observer” on local elections held on October 17, 2021
Within the framework of the reforms of the electoral legislation, extensive amendments related to the local government electoral system were made in June 2020 and May 2021. Proportional representation electoral system is no longer used in communities with 4,000 or more voters. Аfter a long break caused by the state of emergency and martial law, […]
Armenian Local Elections Rescheduled And Expanded Due To Municipal Amalgamations
Armenia is holding its most important[1] local (city council) elections in recent years this autumn, as the proportional party list system is expanding at the municipal level. A delayed municipal amalgamation process has pushed back dates but is now complete. We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Election Programming While many countries tend to hold all their […]
Policy Alert #9 – Armenian Local Elections Rescheduled And Expanded Due To Municipal Amalgamations
Armenia is holding its most important local (city council) elections in recent years this autumn, as the proportional party list system is expanding at the municipal level. A delayed municipal amalgamation process has pushed back dates but is now complete. The revised local election dates for 2021 are October 17, November 14 and December 5.
Media restrictions in the parliament undermine its transparency and accountability
Photo credit: Marcin Konsek The opening session of the National Assembly of the 8th convocation convened on 2 August was accompanied with strict restrictions to the movement of media representatives in the parliament. Journalists and cameramen were not allowed into the new parliamentary building where sessions of the standing commissions are convened, nor enter […]
Reflections on the elections and future steps for reforms
During a public discussion hosted by the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), Armenian election observers and experts reflected on the most important lessons learned from the early parliamentary election, what these could mean for upcoming local elections in the autumn, and what the future steps are for the electoral reform process and how the […]
Independent observer alliance preliminary statement
The “Independent Observer” alliance carried out an observation mission with a team of about 700 people on the voting day of the snap parliamentary elections in the Republic of Armenia. According to the preliminary results of the elections, three political forces have entered the parliament, namely, the Civil Contract Party, the “Armenia” and “I Have […]
Roundtable summary: Post-Election Day – conclusions and recommendations
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) hosted a post-election roundtable during which heads of domestic and international election observation missions, as well as international experts and foreign dignitaries discussed conclusions from their election monitoring and formulated recommendations for the future. These elections were notable not just for Armenia, but also in an international context. […]