2018 Armenian presidential election

2018 Armenian presidential election
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105 voters: All deputies of the National Assembly
79 votes needed to win
 
Candidate Armen Sarkissian
Party Independent
Electoral vote 90
Percentage 90.0%
Nominators Republican Party of Armenia, Armenian Revolutionary Federation
President before election

Serzh Sargsyan
Republican

Elected President

Armen Sarkissian
Independent

Presidential elections were held in Armenia on 2 March 2018.[1] As a result of the 2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, this was the first time in Armenia's history when the president was elected by the National Assembly instead of popular vote.[2] Another outcome of the referendum was that the newly elected president will perform a ceremonial role as the country is currently transitioning from a semi-presidential system to a parliamentary republic.[3] Incumbent president Serzh Sargsyan was barred by the Constitution of Armenia from running for a third consecutive term.[4] Armen Sarkissian ran unopposed due to no other party nominating a candidate and easily won the election in the first round with 90 electoral votes.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Armen Sarkisian (No Relation) Elected Next Armenian President". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  2. ^ "RIAC report: Armenia and Azerbaijani 2018 presidential elections to renew contradictions on Karabakh". news.am. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  3. ^ Hairenik (2017-02-28). "Elections in Armenia Explained: New Rules, New Voting, New Powers". The Armenian Weekly. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  4. ^ "Ruling party may put forward current president for position of Prime Minister". JAMnews. 2017-12-22. Archived from the original on 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2018-01-09.