Parliamentary elections in Armenia to be held May 6
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed on Thursday a decree on the appointment of the next parliamentary elections on May 6, the press service of the republic said, RIA Novosti reported.
Armenia's National Assembly consists of 131 deputies: 41 deputies chosen by the majority, and 90 - under the proportional system.
The last parliamentary elections were held in Armenia in May 2007. According to their results five parties joins the parliament. Three of them - Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), the Prosperous Armenia and Rule of Law formed a coalition government. The other two parties, the Heritage and ARF are oppositional. Republican Party has a majority of seats in parliament - 63 mandates.
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