To be eligible to vote, it will be necessary to have lived in the Republic of Armenia for at least 366 days in the last 2 years. The National Assembly has approved the bill.
To be eligible to vote, it will be necessary to have lived in the Republic of Armenia for at least 366 days in the last 2 years. The National Assembly has approved the bill.
03-07-2026 16:04 Armenia Press of Diaspora
1in.am The National Assembly has approved the draft amendments to the Electoral Code of the Republic of Armenia in the second reading and in full.
According to the legislative changes, only those citizens of the Republic of Armenia who have lived in Armenia for more than one year (366 days out of 730 days) during the last two years will have the opportunity to vote in parliamentary elections and referendums. Moreover, to gain the right to participate in the elections, a citizen of the Republic of Armenia must arrive in the country 48 days before the elections (or 28 days before snap elections).
The authors of the draft on making changes are the members of the My Step faction, Alkhaz Ghazaryan, Arusyak Manavazyan, Hasmik Hakobyan, and Arusyak Julhakyan:
The legislative changes will come into force the day after their official publication.
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