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ARMENIA - Electoral Code

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Article 105

Electoral system

1. The elections of local self-government bodies shall be held through the majoritarian or proportional electoral systems.

2. In case of the majoritarian electoral system:

(1) during the election of head of community, a single-mandate majoritarian constituency shall be formed in the territory of the community;

(2) during the election of community council of elders, one multi-mandate majoritarian constituency shall be formed in the territory of the community.

3. In case of the proportional electoral system:

(1) the elections of community councils of elders shall be held through the proportional electoral system;

(2) during the election of community councils of elders, one multi-mandate constituency shall be formed in the territory of the community, respectively.

4. The elections of head of community and member of council of elders in communities having up to 4000 electors (except for multi-residential communities) shall be held through the majoritarian electoral system.

5. The elections of community council of elders in communities having more than 4 000 electors, as well as in multi-residential communities shall be held through the proportional electoral system.

6. The community council of elders shall comprise:

(1) five members — in a community having up to 1 000 electors;

(2) seven members — in a community having from 1 001 to 2 000 electors;

(3) nine members — in a community having from 2 001 to 4 000 electors;

(4) fifteen members — in a community having from 4 001 to 10 000 electors;

(5) twenty-one members — in a community having from 10 001 to 25 000 electors;

(6) twenty-seven members — in a community having from 25 001 to 70 000 electors;

(7) thirty-three members — in a community having from 70 001 to 300 000 electors;

(8) sixty-five members — in a community having more than 300 000 electors.

7. The number of electors for every community shall be calculated by taking as a basis the number of electors referred to in the statement of information issued in accordance with part 2 of Article 12 of this Code.