  Post-election mathSplit of opposition votes During the past two parliamentary elections, the voter turnout was almost the same: 1,574 million in 2017 and 1,559 million in 2012. However, the political forces participating in both polls have shown absolutely different results.  April 6, 2017PanARMENIAN.Net - The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) got 664,000 votes in 2012 and 769,000 votes in 2017 (+105,000 votes). Prosperous Armenia or Tsarukyan bloc received 455,000 votes in 2012 and 428,000 votes in 2017 (-27,000 votes). The Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD), which garnered 85,500 votes during the previous elections, got 103,000 in 2017 (+17500 votes), Orinats Yerkir or Armenian Renaissance party got 58,000 votes in 2017 against 83,000 votes in 2012 (-25000 votes). Hertage party and the Armenian National Congress (ANC) received 87,000 and 107,000 respectively in 2012, gaining 194,000 votes altogether. However, things were different in 2017. While ANC united with the People's Party of Armenia (PPA), new players appeared at the political arena: Yelk (Wayout) bloc, Free Democrats and Oskanian-Raffi-Ohanyan (ORO) bloc, the latter’s key figure being not Raffi Hovannisian but former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan). The ANC-DPA, Yelk and Free Democrats gained 162,000 votes in general, which is 32,000 less than the opposition forces got in 2012. These very 32,000 went to the ORO bloc. The votes received by the Communist Party decreased by 12,000. In all, anti-governmental forces got less votes than during the previous elections, while the RPA and ARFD received 15.8% and 20.5% more votes respectively. As a result, the RPA garnered 49.15% of the votes in 2017 against 44.11% in 2012; ARFD got 6.58% of the votes against 5.68% in 2012. Armenian Renaissance, ANC-DPA, Free Democrats, ORO and the Communists failed to make their way into the National Assembly.  Most popular in the section Who is who in the web of so many Sargsyans Controversy in quotations There will be no ideal solution Everything you need to know    At focus More articles in this sectionMain arguments of Armenia’s first President  Next Karabakh proposals will be even worseBizarre election promises Church taxation and restoration of monasteries in Western ArmeniaFrom concessions to reunion Karabakh issue in election campaign |  Other articles Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |
