2015 Armenian constitutional referendum

2015 Armenian constitutional referendum
6 December 2015
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 825,521 66.20%
No 421,568 33.80%
Valid votes 1,247,089 95.89%
Invalid or blank votes 53,435 4.11%
Total votes 1,300,524 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 2,566,998 50.66%
Politics of Armenia

Commonwealth of Independent States CIS Member State, Council of Europe CoE Member State

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A constitutional referendum was held in Armenia on 6 December 2015.[1] Its amendments to the constitution put the country on a course from having a semi-presidential system to being a parliamentary republic,[2] with the changes beginning to take place during the 2017–18 electoral cycle.[3] The referendum passed with 66.2% of voters supporting it. Voter turnout was 50.8%, passing the 33% threshold to validate the results.[4][5]

Opponents of the new constitution, who argued that the amendment was President Serzh Sargsyan's way to stay in power after the end of his second and last term in office, alleged that violence, coercion and electoral fraud were used to secure the vote.[4]

  1. ^ "Armenian President Sets Date Of Constitutional Referendum". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 8 October 2015.
  2. ^ "'Yes' Inside, 'No' Outside: Parliament approves constitutional amendments package amid protest - Constitution". ArmeniaNow. Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  3. ^ Abrahamyan, Gohar (December 9, 2015). "Still Counting: Outcome of referendum not expected to change due to recount". ArmeniaNow. Archived from the original on 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
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  5. ^ Armenia: Who Benefits from Constitutional Reform? EurasiaNet, 4 November 2015