Armenia observes day of silence ahead of parliamentary elections

Armenia has been observing a mandated day of silence ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary elections, with all forms of electioneering prohibited until the close of voting.

Under Armenia’s Electoral Code, election campaigning is prohibited on June 6 and until 8 p.m. local time on June 7, when polling stations are scheduled to close. Violations are punishable by fines ranging from 500 to 700 times the minimum monthly wage, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said in a statement.

Voters will choose among 16 political parties and two blocs competing for seats in the National Assembly.

The participating parties and alliances appear on the ballot in the following order:

1. Reformists Party
2. Against All Democratic Party
3. Strong Armenia alliance
4. Armenian Meritocratic Party
5. New Force Reformist Party
6. Wings of Unity
7. Prosperous Armenia Party
8. National Democratic Pole
9. Kochari National Revival and National Awakening Party
10. Armenian National Congress
11. Republic Party
12. Christian Democratic Party
13. Alliance Progressive Centrist Party (The CEC annulled its registration after the party withdrew from the election race.)
14. Democratic Consolidation Party
15. Democracy, Law and Order Party
16. Civil Contract party
17. Hayastan alliance
18. Alliance for the Protection of Republican Democracy
19. Bright Armenia Party

In accordance with the Electoral Code, the Interior Ministry has published the final voter lists on its elections portal, allowing citizens to search and download voter registration information.

According to official data, Armenia’s voter registry included 2,485,232 eligible voters as of 10 days before the election day. Of those, 22,742 voters were registered at polling stations based on their place of residence, 492 voters had no registered address and eight voters were classified as having mobility difficulties.