Armenia

Population Statistics

3,056,382

Total Population

458,457

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

22 September 2010

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities


Electoral Code of the Republic of Armenia (2016)

Updated: January 2017

Article 2, part (1) states:

Citizens of the Republic of Armenia having attained the age of 18 as of the day of election (hereinafter referred to as “the voting day”) shall have the right to elect during the elections of the National Assembly.

 

Excerpt from the Electoral Code of the Republic of Armenia (2016)

 

 

Constitution of the Republic of Armenia (2016)

Updated: January 2017

Article 29 states:

Any discrimination based on sex, race, skin color, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion, worldview, political or any other views, belonging to a national minority, property status, birth, disability, age, or other personal or social circumstances shall be prohibited.

 

Article 48.1 states:

Citizens of the Republic of Armenia, which have attained the age of 18 on the day of an election to the National Assembly or on the day of a referendum, shall have the right to vote in such election and to take part in such referendum.

 

Excerpts from the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia (2016)