National Assembly of Armenia

Unicameral legislature of Armenia

Key facts

Type: Unicameral
Founded: 1 August 1918, reestablished 5 July 1995
Preceded by: Supreme Council of the Republic of Armenia
President: Alen Simonyan , Civil Contract , since 2 August 2021
Political groups: Government (69) Civil Contract (69) Civil Contract (61) Independent (8) Opposition (38) Armenia Alliance (28) ARF (16) Independent (12) I Have Honor Alliance (6) Republican Party (4) Independent (2) Independent (4)
Length of term: 5 years
Voting system: Two-round majority-minority jackpot system with a 4% threshold for parties and a 8% / 10% threshold for alliances
First election: 21 and 23 June 1919 5 July 1995 (reestablished)
Last election: 20 June 2021
Next election: 7 June 2026

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The National Assembly of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետության Ազգային ժողով, Hayastani Hanrapetyut'yan Azgayin zhoghov or simply Ազգային ժողով, ԱԺ, Azgayin Zhoghov, AZh), also informally referred to as the Parliament of Armenia (խորհրդարան, khorhrdaran) is the legislative branch of the government of Armenia.