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id="toc-Foreign_relations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Government_formation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Government_formation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.2</span> <span>Government formation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Government_formation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Government_operations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Government_operations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.3</span> <span>Government operations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Government_operations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Government_resignation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Government_resignation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.4</span> <span>Government resignation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Government_resignation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Military_affairs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Military_affairs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.5</span> <span>Military affairs</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Military_affairs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Martial_law_and_states_of_emergency" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Martial_law_and_states_of_emergency"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.6</span> <span>Martial law and states of emergency</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Martial_law_and_states_of_emergency-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Impact_on_independent_agencies" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Impact_on_independent_agencies"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.7</span> <span>Impact on independent agencies</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Impact_on_independent_agencies-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Staff_formation_and_remuneration" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Staff_formation_and_remuneration"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.8</span> <span>Staff formation and remuneration</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Staff_formation_and_remuneration-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_issues" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_issues"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.9</span> <span>Other issues</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_issues-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Roles_in_the_legislative_branch" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Roles_in_the_legislative_branch"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Roles in the legislative branch</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Roles_in_the_legislative_branch-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Legal_acts_issued_by_the_President" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Legal_acts_issued_by_the_President"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.1</span> <span>Legal acts issued by the President</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Legal_acts_issued_by_the_President-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Roles_in_the_judicial_branch" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Roles_in_the_judicial_branch"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>Roles in the judicial branch</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Roles_in_the_judicial_branch-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Military_powers_and_duties" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Military_powers_and_duties"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Military powers and duties</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Military_powers_and_duties-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Military powers and duties subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Military_powers_and_duties-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Powers_of_the_president_of_the_Republic_of_Armenia_in_the_field_of_defense" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Powers_of_the_president_of_the_Republic_of_Armenia_in_the_field_of_defense"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Powers of the president of the Republic of Armenia in the field of defense</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Powers_of_the_president_of_the_Republic_of_Armenia_in_the_field_of_defense-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Management_and_control_of_the_armed_forces" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Management_and_control_of_the_armed_forces"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Management and control of the armed forces</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Management_and_control_of_the_armed_forces-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Martial_law" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Martial_law"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Martial law</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Martial_law-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Declaring_martial_law" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Declaring_martial_law"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3.1</span> <span>Declaring martial law</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Declaring_martial_law-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Content_of_the_president's_decree_declaring_martial_law" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Content_of_the_president's_decree_declaring_martial_law"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3.1.1</span> <span>Content of the president's decree declaring martial law</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Content_of_the_president's_decree_declaring_martial_law-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Legal_regime_of_martial_law" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-5"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Legal_regime_of_martial_law"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3.1.1.1</span> <span>Legal regime of martial law</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Legal_regime_of_martial_law-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Presidential_powers_on_ensuring_the_legal_regime_of_martial_law" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Presidential_powers_on_ensuring_the_legal_regime_of_martial_law"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Presidential powers on ensuring the legal regime of martial law</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Presidential_powers_on_ensuring_the_legal_regime_of_martial_law-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Termination_of_powers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Termination_of_powers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Termination of powers</span> </div> </a> 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<span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Presidential Awards</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Presidential_Awards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hyw mw-list-item"><a href="https://hyw.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%80%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%BD%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D5%80%D5%A1%D5%B6%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%BA%D5%A5%D5%BF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%A5%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%86%D5%A1%D5%AD%D5%A1%D5%A3%D5%A1%D5%B0" title="Հայաստանի Հանրապետութեան Նախագահ – Western Armenian" lang="hyw" hreflang="hyw" data-title="Հայաստանի Հանրապետութեան Նախագահ" data-language-autonym="Արեւմտահայերէն" data-language-local-name="Western Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Արեւմտահայերէն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidente_d%27Armenia" title="Presidente d'Armenia – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Presidente d'Armenia" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erm%C9%99nistan_Prezidenti" title="Ermənistan Prezidenti – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Ermənistan Prezidenti" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D1%8D%D0%B7%D1%96%D0%B4%D1%8D%D0%BD%D1%82_%D0%90%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%96" title="Прэзідэнт Арменіі – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Прэзідэнт Арменіі" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%90%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Президент на Армения – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Президент на Армения" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predsjednik_Armenije" title="Predsjednik Armenije – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Predsjednik Armenije" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_d%27Arm%C3%A8nia" title="President d'Armènia – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="President d'Armènia" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armeniens_pr%C3%A6sident" title="Armeniens præsident – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Armeniens præsident" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armeenia_president" title="Armeenia president – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Armeenia president" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CF%81%CF%8C%CE%B5%CE%B4%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%82_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%91%CF%81%CE%BC%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82" title="Πρόεδρος της Αρμενίας – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Πρόεδρος της Αρμενίας" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%E2%80%8C%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86" title="رئیس‌جمهور ارمنستان – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="رئیس‌جمهور ارمنستان" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%A9sident_de_la_r%C3%A9publique_d%27Arm%C3%A9nie" title="Président de la république d'Arménie – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Président de la république d'Arménie" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidente_de_Armenia" title="Presidente de Armenia – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Presidente de Armenia" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%84%EB%A5%B4%EB%A9%94%EB%8B%88%EC%95%84%EC%9D%98_%EB%8C%80%ED%86%B5%EB%A0%B9" title="아르메니아의 대통령 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="아르메니아의 대통령" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a 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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidente_della_Repubblica_d%27Armenia" title="Presidente della Repubblica d'Armenia – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Presidente della Repubblica d'Armenia" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A0%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%90_%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%9E%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%94" title="נשיא ארמניה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="נשיא ארמניה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a 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href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A4%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7" title="رؤساء ارمينيا – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="رؤساء ارمينيا" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presiden_Armenia" title="Presiden Armenia – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Presiden Armenia" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%BD_%D0%B5%D1%80%D3%A9%D0%BD%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%BB%D3%A9%D0%B3%D1%87" title="Арменийн ерөнхийлөгч – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Арменийн ерөнхийлөгч" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%A7%E7%B5%B1%E9%A0%98%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7" title="アルメニアの大統領一覧 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="アルメニアの大統領一覧" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armaniston_Prezidenti" title="Armaniston Prezidenti – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Armaniston Prezidenti" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7_%D9%88%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1" title="د ارمينيا ولسمشر – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="د ارمينيا ولسمشر" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidente_da_Arm%C3%AAnia" title="Presidente da Armênia – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Presidente da Armênia" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82_%D0%90%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B8" title="Президент Армении – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Президент Армении" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Armenia" title="President of Armenia – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="President of Armenia" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%DB%95%D8%B1%DB%86%DA%A9_%DA%A9%DB%86%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%A6%DB%95%D8%B1%D9%85%DB%95%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86" title="سەرۆک کۆماری ئەرمەنستان – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="سەرۆک کۆماری ئەرمەنستان" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA_%D0%88%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B5" title="Председник Јерменије – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Председник Јерменије" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%A9sid%C3%A9n_Arm%C3%A9nia" title="Présidén Arménia – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Présidén Arménia" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_presidentti" title="Armenian presidentti – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Armenian presidentti" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangulo_ng_Armenya" title="Pangulo ng Armenya – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Pangulo ng Armenya" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D" title="ஆர்மீனியக் குடியரசுத் தலைவர் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="ஆர்மீனியக் குடியரசுத் தலைவர்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8_%D0%90%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Президенти Арманистон – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Президенти Арманистон" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermenistan_devlet_ba%C5%9Fkan%C4%B1" title="Ermenistan devlet başkanı – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Ermenistan devlet başkanı" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a 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March 2022</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Style_(form_of_address)" title="Style (form of address)">Style</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/President_(government_title)" title="President (government title)">Mr. President</a> (formal)<br /><a href="/wiki/Excellency" title="Excellency">His Excellency</a> (diplomatic, abroad)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Head_of_state" title="Head of state">Head of state</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Official_residence" title="Official residence">Residence</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Presidential_Palace,_Yerevan" class="mw-redirect" title="Presidential Palace, Yerevan">Presidential Palace</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">11 November 1991</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Levon_Ter-Petrosyan" title="Levon Ter-Petrosyan">Levon Ter-Petrosyan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_National_Assembly_of_Armenia" title="President of the National Assembly of Armenia">President of the National Assembly</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap">annual: <a href="/wiki/Armenian_dram" title="Armenian dram">AMD</a> 15,873,600<sup id="cite_ref-salary_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-salary-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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class="sidebar-heading" style="padding-top:0;text-align:left;padding-bottom:0.5em;"> <p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Independent_States" title="Commonwealth of Independent States"><img alt="Commonwealth of Independent States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_the_CIS.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_CIS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_the_CIS.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_CIS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_the_CIS.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_CIS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Independent_States" title="Commonwealth of Independent States">CIS Member State</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Europe" title="Council of Europe"><img alt="Council of Europe" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_Council_of_Europe.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Council_of_Europe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_Council_of_Europe.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Council_of_Europe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_Council_of_Europe.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Council_of_Europe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="410" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Europe" title="Council of Europe">CoE Member State</a> </p> <hr /></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Armenia" title="Constitution of Armenia">Constitution</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constitutional_Court_of_Armenia" title="Constitutional Court of Armenia">Constitutional court</a> <dl><dd>President: <a href="/wiki/Hrayr_Tovmasyan" title="Hrayr Tovmasyan">Hrayr Tovmasyan</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Armenia" title="Human rights in Armenia">Human rights</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Head of state</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">President</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Vahagn_Khachaturyan" title="Vahagn Khachaturyan">Vahagn Khachaturyan</a></dd></dl></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Armenia" title="Government of Armenia">Executive</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Armenia" title="Prime Minister of Armenia">Prime Minister</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Nikol_Pashinyan" title="Nikol Pashinyan">Nikol Pashinyan</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Armenia" title="Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia">Deputy Prime Minister</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Tigran_Avinyan" title="Tigran Avinyan">Tigran Avinyan</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mher_Grigoryan" title="Mher Grigoryan">Mher Grigoryan</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Pashinyan_government" title="Second Pashinyan government">Current government</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Armenia)" title="National Assembly (Armenia)">Legislature</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Armenia)" title="National Assembly (Armenia)">National Assembly</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_National_Assembly_of_Armenia" title="President of the National Assembly of Armenia">President</a>: <a href="/wiki/Alen_Simonyan" title="Alen Simonyan">Alen Simonyan</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Members_of_the_National_Assembly_of_Armenia" class="mw-redirect" title="Members of the National Assembly of Armenia">Members</a></dd></dl></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Armenia" title="Judiciary of Armenia">Judiciary</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Armenia" title="Law of Armenia">Law</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Armenia" title="Administrative divisions of Armenia">Administrative divisions</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Armenia" title="Administrative divisions of Armenia">Provinces <span style="font-size:85%;">(<i>marz</i>)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Armenia" title="Municipalities of Armenia">Municipalities <span style="font-size:85%;">(<i>hamaynk</i>)</span></a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Armenia" title="Elections in Armenia">Elections</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Armenia" title="List of political parties in Armenia">Political parties</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Civil_Contract_(Armenia)" title="Civil Contract (Armenia)">Civil Contract</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Armenia_Alliance" title="Armenia Alliance">Armenia Alliance</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/I_Have_Honor_Alliance" title="I Have Honor Alliance">I Have Honor Alliance</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Electoral_Commission_of_Armenia" title="Central Electoral Commission of Armenia">Central Electoral Commission</a></li> <li>Recent parliamentary elections: <dl><dd><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Armenian_parliamentary_election" title="2018 Armenian parliamentary election">2018</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Armenian_parliamentary_election" title="2021 Armenian parliamentary election">2021</a></li><li><i><a href="/wiki/Next_Armenian_parliamentary_election" title="Next Armenian parliamentary election">Next</a></i></li></ul></div></dd></dl></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Armenia" title="Foreign relations of Armenia">Foreign relations</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Armenia)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Armenia)">Ministry of Foreign Affairs</a> <dl><dd>Minister: <a href="/wiki/Ararat_Mirzoyan" title="Ararat Mirzoyan">Ararat Mirzoyan</a></dd></dl></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_Armenia" title="List of diplomatic missions of Armenia">Diplomatic missions of</a> / <a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_in_Armenia" title="List of diplomatic missions in Armenia">in Armenia</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_nationality_law" title="Armenian nationality law">Nationality law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_passport" title="Armenian passport">Passport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_diaspora" title="Armenian diaspora">Diaspora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Armenian_citizens" title="Visa requirements for Armenian citizens">Visa requirements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Armenia" title="Visa policy of Armenia">Visa policy</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93BSEC_relations" title="Armenia–BSEC relations">Armenia–BSEC relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenia_in_the_Council_of_Europe" title="Armenia in the Council of Europe">Armenia–Council of Europe relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93CSTO_relations" title="Armenia–CSTO relations">Armenia–CSTO relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" title="Armenia–European Union relations">Armenia–European Union relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93NATO_relations" title="Armenia–NATO relations">Armenia–NATO relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93OSCE_relations" title="Armenia–OSCE relations">Armenia–OSCE relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenia_and_the_United_Nations" title="Armenia and the United Nations">Armenia–United Nations relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Artsakh_relations" title="Armenia–Artsakh relations">Armenia–Artsakh relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Azerbaijan_relations" title="Armenia–Azerbaijan relations">Armenia–Azerbaijan relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Georgia_relations" title="Armenia–Georgia relations">Armenia–Georgia relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Iran_relations" title="Armenia–Iran relations">Armenia–Iran relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Russia_relations" title="Armenia–Russia relations">Armenia–Russia relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Turkey_relations" title="Armenia–Turkey relations">Armenia–Turkey relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93United_States_relations" title="Armenia–United States relations">Armenia–United States relations</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)">Related topics</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_genocide_recognition" title="Armenian genocide recognition">Armenian genocide recognition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Armenia" title="History of Armenia">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OSCE_Minsk_Group" title="OSCE Minsk Group">OSCE Minsk Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Artsakh" title="Politics of Artsakh">Politics of Artsakh</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below"> <div class="hlist" style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_political_science#Politics_by_region" title="Outline of political science">Other countries</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ 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href="/wiki/Template_talk:Politics_of_Armenia" title="Template talk:Politics of Armenia"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Politics_of_Armenia" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Politics of Armenia"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>president of Armenia</b> (<a href="/wiki/Armenian_language" title="Armenian language">Armenian</a>: <span lang="hy">Հայաստանի Նախագահ</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Armenian" title="Romanization of Armenian">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Armenian-language romanization"><i lang="hy-Latn">Hayastani Nakhagah</i></span>) is the <a href="/wiki/Head_of_state" title="Head of state">head of state</a> and the guarantor of independence and territorial integrity of <a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia">Armenia</a> elected to a single seven-year term by the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Armenia" class="mw-redirect" title="National Assembly of Armenia">National Assembly of Armenia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under Armenia's parliamentary system, the president is simply a figurehead and holds ceremonial duties, with most of the political power vested in the parliament and <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Armenia" title="Prime Minister of Armenia">prime minister</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Vahagn_Khachaturyan" title="Vahagn Khachaturyan">Vahagn Khachaturyan</a> has been serving as president since 13 March 2022. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president of the republic strives to uphold the constitution, and to ensure the regular functioning of the executive and judicial powers. They are the guarantor of the independence, territorial integrity and security of the republic. The president of the republic is immune: they cannot be prosecuted or held liable for actions arising from their status during and after their term of office. For the actions not connected with their status the president of the Republic may be prosecuted when their term of office expires. </p><p>According to Article 60 of the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Armenia" title="Constitution of Armenia">Constitution of Armenia</a>, in case when the office of the president of the republic is vacant and before the newly elected president assumes the office, the chairman of the National Assembly, or, if it is impossible, the prime minister performs the duties of the president. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-foundation_history">Post-foundation history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Post-foundation history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The post of the president of Armenia was founded by the decision of <a href="/wiki/Armenian_SSR" class="mw-redirect" title="Armenian SSR">Armenian SSR</a> Supreme Council of May 3, 1990.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 21, 1991, RA Supreme Council made a decision which determined that an election based on the common and equal electoral rights of the citizens of RA would take place before December 31 of 1991. On the basis of RA Supreme Council's decision of June 25, 1991, the elections of the president of the Republic of Armenia were scheduled to be held on Wednesday, October 16, 1991. </p><p>Armenia became an independent state on 21 September 1991 after the <a href="/wiki/1991_Armenian_independence_referendum" title="1991 Armenian independence referendum">independence referendum earlier that year</a>. The <a href="/wiki/1991_Armenian_presidential_election" title="1991 Armenian presidential election">first presidential election</a> was held on 17 October 1991. <a href="/wiki/Levon_Ter-Petrosyan" title="Levon Ter-Petrosyan">Levon Ter-Petrosyan</a> won the majority of the votes and became the first president of independent Armenia. He was re-elected in 1996; however, he did not finish his second term as president and resigned in 1998. <a href="/wiki/Robert_Kocharyan" title="Robert Kocharyan">Robert Kocharyan</a> followed him in the office until 2008. President <a href="/wiki/Serzh_Sargsyan" title="Serzh Sargsyan">Serzh Sargsyan</a> was elected in February 2008 and re-elected in February 2013 for a second term until 2018. Armen Sarkissian replaced him as president on 9 April 2018, and he was in turn replaced by the current office holder <a href="/wiki/Vahagn_Khachaturyan" title="Vahagn Khachaturyan">Vahagn Khachaturyan</a> on 13 March 2022. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Election_process">Election process</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Election process"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Election_process_until_constitutional_changes_in_2015">Election process until constitutional changes in 2015</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Election process until constitutional changes in 2015"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The elections of the president are held according to the procedures defined by the Constitution and the law. The president of the republic used to be elected by the citizens of the Republic of Armenia for a five-year term of office. Every person having attained the age of thirty-five, having been a citizen of the Republic of Armenia for the preceding ten years, having permanently resided in the Republic for the preceding ten years, and having the right to vote was eligible to be elected as president of the republic. The same person could not be elected for the post of the president of the republic for more than two consecutive terms. The election of the president of the republic was held fifty days prior to the expiration of their term of office according to the procedure defined by the Constitution and the law. The candidate who had received more than half of the votes is elected president of the republic. </p><p>If the election involves more than two candidates and none of them receives the required number of votes, a second round of election is held on the fourteenth day following the voting. The two candidates having received the highest number of votes may participate in the second round of election of the president of the republic. In the second round the candidate who receives the highest number of votes is elected president of the republic. If only one candidate runs for the election, they can be elected if they receive more than half of the votes of electors participated in the polls. If the president of the republic is not elected, a new election is appointed and the voting is held on the fortieth day following the date of appointment of the new election. The president of the republic takes office on the day when the term of office of the previous president expires. If the president of the republic is elected by new or extraordinary elections, they shall take office on the twentieth day following the elections. </p><p>In case if insuperable obstacles for one of the candidates arise, the elections of the president of the republic should be held off for two weeks. In case if the insuperable obstacles are not removed, new elections should be held upon end of the two-week term, on the fortieth day. In case of decease of one of the candidates before the elections day, new elections are held, and the voting takes place on the fortieth day after the appointment of the new election day. </p><p>If the president of the republic resigns, dies, is incapable to perform their duties or is removed from office extraordinary elections are held on the fortieth day following the vacancy of the office of the president. During martial law or state emergency election of the president should not be held and the president in this case continues their responsibilities. The new election of the President of Republic is held fortieth day after the expiration of the term of the martial law or state of emergency <sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Oath">Oath</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Oath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president of the republic assumes their duties as stated in the law. In National Assembly's special session the President should swear the following oath to the people "Assuming the office of the President of the Republic of Armenia I swear to fulfill the requirements of the Constitution in an unreserved manner, to respect fundamental human and civil rights and freedoms, to ensure the protection, independence, territorial integrity and security of the Republic to the glory of the Republic of Armenia and to the welfare of the people of the Republic of Armenia".<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Constitutional_powers_and_duties">Constitutional powers and duties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Constitutional powers and duties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The powers of President of Armenia are determined by the Constitution.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The president is the one to ensure the regular functioning of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial powers of the Republic of Armenia. They do not directly control any of those branches, but they hold the power to interfere in their actions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roles_in_the_executive_branch">Roles in the executive branch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Roles in the executive branch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to Article 1 of the Law<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on the President of the Republic of Armenia adopted on August 1, 1991, the president is the head of the executive branch. However, this term ceased to exist in 2007. The president of the Republic should deliver addresses to the people and the National Assembly. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Foreign_relations">Foreign relations</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Foreign relations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president of the Republic is the one who </p> <ul><li>Represents the Republic of Armenia in international relations, carries out general guidance of foreign policy, concludes international agreements, forwards international agreements to the National Assembly for ratification, and signs their ratification instruments;</li> <li>Approves, suspends or annuls the international agreements for which no ratification is required;</li> <li>Appoints and recalls from office diplomatic representatives of the Republic of Armenia in foreign countries and international organizations.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Government_formation">Government formation</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Government formation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president appoints as prime minister the person enjoying the confidence of the majority of the deputies. This is done on the basis of the distribution of the seats in the National Assembly and consultations held with the parliamentary factions. If the appointment of the prime minister according to the above-mentioned procedures is impossible, the president of the Republic can appoint as the prime minister the person enjoying the confidence of the maximum number of the deputies. The Government is formed within 20 days after the appointment of the Prime Minister. Upon the recommendation of the prime minister, the president of the Republic can appoint and dismiss from office the members of the Government. They also may appoint one of the ministers as a deputy prime minister, with the suggestion of the prime minister. President appoints state office positions, forms and presides over <a href="/wiki/Security_Council_of_Armenia" title="Security Council of Armenia">National Security Council</a>, and may establish other advisory bodies if necessary. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Government_operations">Government operations</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Government operations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The procedure for the organization of operations of the Government and other public administration bodies under the Government are defined by the decree of the president.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The president may cancel the action of governmental decision for one month and apply to Constitutional Court to deal with the problem. The president is the one who validates decisions of the government about appointing and rejecting governors. Governmental sessions on issues connected to external policy and national security are also initiated by the president. According to Article 111 of the constitution the president is the one who can call a referendum to make amendments in the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Government_resignation">Government resignation</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Government resignation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president of the Republic accepts the resignation of the Government only in one of the following days/cases: </p> <ol><li>When the first sitting of the newly elected National Assembly is held</li> <li>When the President of the Republic assumes office</li> <li>When the National Assembly expresses no confidence in the Government</li> <li>When the National Assembly does not give an approval to the Program of the Government.</li> <li>When the Prime Minister resigns or when the office of Prime Minister remains vacant</li></ol> <p>After the acceptance of the resignation of the Government by the president of the Republic the members of the Government continue performing their responsibilities until the new Government is formed. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Military_affairs">Military affairs</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Military affairs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president of the Republic is the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the republic, who coordinates the operations of the government bodies in the area of defense, appoints and dismisses from office the highest commander of the armed forces and other troops. In the event of an armed attack against the Republic, an imminent danger or declaration of war, the president may declare a martial law, may call for a general or partial mobilization and decide on the use of the armed forces. During warfare, they may appoint or dismiss from the office the Commander of the Armed Forces. The president is the one who awards the orders and medals of the Republic of Armenia, promotes to highest military ranks and awards honorary titles. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Martial_law_and_states_of_emergency">Martial law and states of emergency</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Martial law and states of emergency"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>One of the unique powers given to the president of the republic by the Constitution is the power to declare a martial law. But in this case no new elections can be held in the republic, and so the power can be a subject of usurpation by the incumbent president, that is why the National Assembly reviews the case and decides whether the grounds presented by the president are sufficient for declaring the martial law or state of emergency. In the event of an imminent danger to the constitutional order, the president, after consulting with the Chairman of the National Assembly and the Prime Minister, declares a state of emergency and takes appropriate measures and addresses the people on the situation. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Impact_on_independent_agencies">Impact on independent agencies</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Impact on independent agencies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>President of the republic plays a significant role in the formation of different independent agencies. They are the one who recommends to the National Assembly the candidacy of the prosecutor general, the chairman of the Central Bank and the chairman of Control Chamber. Upon the recommendation of the prosecutor general they appoint and/or dismiss the deputies of the prosecutor general. They also appoint the Council of Control chamber upon the recommendation of the Chairman of Control chamber. The members of the Council of the Central Bank are also appointed by the president. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Staff_formation_and_remuneration">Staff formation and remuneration</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Staff formation and remuneration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president forms their staff according to the procedures defined by the law. Their remuneration, servicing and security are also prescribed by the law. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_issues">Other issues</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Other issues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president resolves issues related to granting citizenship of the Republic of Armenia and political asylum. They also promote others to the highest diplomatic and other classification ranks. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roles_in_the_legislative_branch">Roles in the legislative branch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Roles in the legislative branch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president of the Republic signs and promulgates the laws passed by the National Assembly. Within the period of twenty-one days they may remand the law passed by the National Assembly and return it in form of a letter, where they note their objections and recommendations and requests new deliberations on the issue. After the recommendations and objections of the president are considered, they should, within five days, sign and promulgate the law readopted by the National Assembly. The president has the power to dissolve National Assembly<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and hold extraordinary elections if the National Assembly does not give an approval to the program of the Government two times in succession within two months. The president of Republic may also dissolve the National Assembly upon the recommendation of the chairman of the National Assembly or the prime minister in the following cases: </p> <ol><li>If the National Assembly fails within three months to resolve on the draft law that was considered to be urgent by the decision of the Government;</li> <li>If in the course of a regular session no sittings of the National Assembly are convened within three months;</li> <li>If in the course of a regular session the National Assembly fails, for more than three months, to adopt a resolution on issues under consideration.</li></ol> <p>The president of the Republic also has the power to: </p> <ul><li>Put a veto on the decision of the National Assembly to adopt a law;</li> <li>Initiate the amendment of the constitution.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Legal_acts_issued_by_the_President">Legal acts issued by the President</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Legal acts issued by the President"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the Law on Legal acts,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the president of the Republic of Armenia may adopt only regulatory or individual decrees or executive orders. Decrees and orders issued by the president cannot contradict the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Armenia and are subject to implementation throughout the territory of the Republic. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roles_in_the_judicial_branch">Roles in the judicial branch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Roles in the judicial branch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president of the Republic of Armenia appoints 4 members of the Constitutional Court and, if the National Assembly fails to appoint the president of the Constitutional Court in the period prescribed in Article 83 Clause 1 of the Constitution,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> appoints the president of the Constitutional Court from among the members of the Constitutional Court. </p><p>They may, on the basis of a conclusion of the Constitutional Court terminate the powers of any of their appointees in the Constitutional Court or give their consent to involve the member as an accused, detain them, or authorize to institute a court proceeding to subject them to administrative liability. Upon the recommendation of the Council of Justice, the president appoints the presidents and the judges of the Court of Cassation and its chambers, the Court of Appeal, First Instance Court and specialized courts. </p><p>The president appoints two legal scholars as members of the Council of Justice. They can also grant pardon to convicted persons and suggest the National Assembly to declare an amnesty. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Military_powers_and_duties">Military powers and duties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Military powers and duties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Powers_of_the_president_of_the_Republic_of_Armenia_in_the_field_of_defense">Powers of the president of the Republic of Armenia in the field of defense</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Powers of the president of the Republic of Armenia in the field of defense"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president of the Republic of Armenia is the supreme commander of the Armed Forces. The president of the Republic of Armenia coordinates the activities of state bodies in the field of defense and states: </p> <ul><li>the main directions of the military policy, including national security strategy and military doctrine,</li> <li>the structure of the Armed Forces,</li> <li>plans for the development of the Armed Forces of the other troops, the use of the armed forces, the deployment of the Armed Forces, mobilization plans of the Armed Forces, the Republican plan for civil defense,</li> <li>defence plan for operational equipment in the Republic of Armenia, the state program of development of the <a href="/wiki/Military%E2%80%93industrial_complex" title="Military–industrial complex">military–industrial complex</a>, armaments and military equipment,</li> <li>lists of posts of senior commanders, senior officers of the positions and their respective officers of higher ranks of the Armed Forces and other troops;</li></ul> <p>They also appoint and dismiss the supreme command of the Armed Forces and other troops, confer the highest military ranks. </p><p>In the case of an armed attack on the Republic of Armenia, in the presence of an immediate threat or a declaration of war leads to martial law, the president decides on the use of the armed forces and can declare general or partial mobilization. They can also appoint and dismiss the commander of the Armed Forces during the war. </p><p>The president decides the participation of Armed Forces in peacekeeping or military operations outside the territory of the Republic of Armenia in accordance with international treaties of the Republic of Armenia. </p><p>President publishes a decree on compulsory military service and demobilization and carries out other statutory powers in the field of defense.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Management_and_control_of_the_armed_forces">Management and control of the armed forces</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Management and control of the armed forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The general management of the armed forces is implemented by the president of Republic of Armenia as the supreme commander of the Armed Forces. But If the president does not have a parliamentary majority or parliamentary political vector is contrary to the president, the president lacks the rights to bring their decisions to life. </p><p>Direct management of the Armed Forces is realized by the minister of defense of the Republic of Armenia, which organizes and controls the activities of the Armed Forces and other agencies and organizations within the system of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia. </p><p>The management of the Armed Forces is exercised by the chief of the general staff, which is the highest military officer of the Armed Forces.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Martial_law">Martial law</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Martial law"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Declaring_martial_law">Declaring martial law</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Declaring martial law"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president declares martial law in a case of an armed attack, an imminent danger thereof or declaration of war by the National Assembly of the RA. After declaring martial law the National Assembly of the RA convenes a special session. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Content_of_the_president's_decree_declaring_martial_law"><span id="Content_of_the_president.27s_decree_declaring_martial_law"></span>Content of the president's decree declaring martial law</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Content of the president's decree declaring martial law"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The content of the declaration of Martial Law should include the circumstances that justify the declaration, the justification for the need to declare martial law, the borders of a territory where martial law is declared, forces and means of ensuring the legal regime of martial law, the period of martial law, the date of entry into force of martial law, measures of civil protections and the list of additional commitments that should be done by the citizens of RA and foreign countries, stateless persons and organizations. Simultaneously with or after the declaration of martial law, the President can declare general or partial mobilization, as well as a decision to use the armed forces of the Republic of Armenia. Decree of the president to declare martial law is subject to immediate publication on television, radio and the press. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading6"><h6 id="Legal_regime_of_martial_law">Legal regime of martial law</h6><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Legal regime of martial law"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>If the Martial Law is declared no elections are held and the National Assembly cannot be dissolved. The president of the Republic of Armenia and the National Assembly shall exercise their powers under martial law for the entire period. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Presidential_powers_on_ensuring_the_legal_regime_of_martial_law">Presidential powers on ensuring the legal regime of martial law</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Presidential powers on ensuring the legal regime of martial law"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president manages the process to ensure the legal regime of martial law. In accordance with "Legal Regime of Martial Law" law, the President establishes the legal regime of martial law, providing for temporary measures and restrictions, the legal regime of martial law ensuring bodies and powers authorities, as well as ensures the implementation of measures and temporary restrictions on control of the legal regime of martial law. They can also announce general or partial mobilization and establish procedures for military service during the validity period of martial law. </p><p>The president also implements the legal regime of martial law aimed at ensuring the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, this Law and other laws of other powers.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Termination_of_powers">Termination of powers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Termination of powers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The President's powers are suspended if they resign, die, are incapable to perform their duties or are removed from office. The President of the Republic submits their resignation to the National Assembly. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Impeachment">Impeachment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Impeachment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The president may be impeached for treason or other grave crimes. In order to obtain a conclusion on impeaching the president of the Republic, the National Assembly appeals to the Constitutional Court by a resolution adopted by the majority of the total number of deputies. The resolution to remove the president of the Republic from office is passed by the National Assembly by a two-thirds majority vote of the total number of deputies, based on the conclusion of the Constitutional Court. If the Constitutional Court concludes that there are no grounds for impeaching the president of the Republic the impeachment is removed from the agenda of the National Assembly. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Health_issues">Health issues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Health issues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In case of serious illness of the president of the Republic or other insurmountable obstacles which make it impossible for the President to perform their responsibilities, the National Assembly, upon the recommendation of the Government, the conclusion of the Constitutional Court and with a minimum of two-thirds majority vote of the total number of its members, adopts a decision that states the incapacity of the president of the Republic to discharge their powers. If the Constitutional Court concludes that there are reasons for the incapacity of the president of the Republic to discharge their responsibilities, the Government cannot apply to the National Assembly with such an issue. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Official_residence">Official residence</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Official residence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/President%27s_Residence,_Yerevan" title="President's Residence, Yerevan">President's Residence, Yerevan</a></div> <p>The official residence of the president of Armenia is located at Baghramyan Avenue 26 in Yerevan. Since 2018, the <a href="/wiki/Honour_Guard_Company_(Armenia)" title="Honour Guard Company (Armenia)">Honour Guard Company of the Ministry of Defense</a> performs <a href="/wiki/Public_duties" title="Public duties">public duties</a> at the residence, the gates of which are usually open to visitors on weekends and for a short period on weekdays.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Press_Secretary">Press Secretary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Press Secretary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following have served as Press Secretary to the President: </p> <ul><li>Ruben Shugaryan (1992–1993)</li> <li>Aram Abrahamyan (1993–1995)</li> <li>Levon Zurabyan (1995–1995)</li> <li>Kasia Abgaryan (1998–1999)</li> <li>Vahe Gabrielyan (1999–2003)</li> <li>Ashot Kocharyan (2003–2005)</li> <li>Viktor Soghomonyan (2005–2008)</li> <li>Samvel Farmanyan (2008—2010)</li> <li>Armen Arzumanyan (2010—2013)</li> <li>Arman Saghatelyan (2013—2015)</li> <li>Vladimir Hakobyan (since 2015)<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_officeholders">List of officeholders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: List of officeholders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th>Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th width="100px">Portrait </th> <th>Elected </th> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Time in office </th> <th>Office powers </th> <th>Party </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background:#FFC601; color:black;">1 </th> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Levon_Ter-Petrosyan" title="Levon Ter-Petrosyan">Levon Ter-Petrosyan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1946)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%80-%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%8F%D0%BD.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%80-%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%8F%D0%BD.jpg/100px-%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%80-%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%8F%D0%BD.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%80-%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%8F%D0%BD.jpg/150px-%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%80-%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%8F%D0%BD.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%80-%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%8F%D0%BD.jpg/200px-%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%80-%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%8F%D0%BD.jpg 2x" data-file-width="473" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_Armenian_presidential_election" title="1991 Armenian presidential election">1991</a> </td> <td>11 November 1991 </td> <td>11 November 1996 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span data-sort-value="7003227600000000000♠"></span>6 years, 84 days </td> <td rowspan="7">Head of Executive </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pan-Armenian_National_Movement" title="Pan-Armenian National Movement">Pan-Armenian National Movement</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1996_Armenian_presidential_election" title="1996 Armenian presidential election">1996</a> </td> <td>11 November 1996 </td> <td>3 February 1998<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Resigned)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" style="background:#DCDCDC; color:black;">2 </th> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Kocharyan" title="Robert Kocharyan">Robert Kocharyan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1954)</span> </td> <td rowspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_Kocharyan_official_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Robert_Kocharyan_official_portrait.jpg/100px-Robert_Kocharyan_official_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Robert_Kocharyan_official_portrait.jpg/150px-Robert_Kocharyan_official_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Robert_Kocharyan_official_portrait.jpg/200px-Robert_Kocharyan_official_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="1600" /></a></span> </td> <td>— </td> <td>3 February 1998 </td> <td>9 April 1998 </td> <td rowspan="3"><span data-sort-value="7003371800000000000♠"></span>10 years, 66 days </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_Armenian_presidential_election" title="1998 Armenian presidential election">1998</a> </td> <td>9 April 1998 </td> <td>9 April 2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Armenian_presidential_election" title="2003 Armenian presidential election">2003</a> </td> <td>9 April 2003 </td> <td>9 April 2008 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background:#D2691E; color:white;">3 </th> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Serzh_Sargsyan" title="Serzh Sargsyan">Serzh Sargsyan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1954)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Serzh_Sargsyan_official_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Serzh_Sargsyan_official_portrait.jpg/100px-Serzh_Sargsyan_official_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Serzh_Sargsyan_official_portrait.jpg/150px-Serzh_Sargsyan_official_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Serzh_Sargsyan_official_portrait.jpg/200px-Serzh_Sargsyan_official_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3543" data-file-height="4724" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Armenian_presidential_election" title="2008 Armenian presidential election">2008</a> </td> <td>9 April 2008 </td> <td>9 April 2013 </td> <td rowspan="2">10 years </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Armenia" title="Republican Party of Armenia">Republican Party</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Armenian_presidential_election" title="2013 Armenian presidential election">2013</a> </td> <td>9 April 2013 </td> <td>9 April 2018 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#DCDCDC; color:black;">4 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Armen_Sarkissian" title="Armen Sarkissian">Armen Sarkissian</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1952)</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:President_of_the_Republic_of_Armenia_Armen_Sarkissian.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/President_of_the_Republic_of_Armenia_Armen_Sarkissian.jpg/100px-President_of_the_Republic_of_Armenia_Armen_Sarkissian.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/President_of_the_Republic_of_Armenia_Armen_Sarkissian.jpg/150px-President_of_the_Republic_of_Armenia_Armen_Sarkissian.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/President_of_the_Republic_of_Armenia_Armen_Sarkissian.jpg/200px-President_of_the_Republic_of_Armenia_Armen_Sarkissian.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3280" data-file-height="4928" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Armenian_presidential_election" title="2018 Armenian presidential election">2018</a> </td> <td>9 April 2018 </td> <td>1 February 2022<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Resigned)</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003139400000000000♠"></span>3 years, 298 days </td> <td rowspan="3">State representation,<br />Guarantor of <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Armenia" title="Constitution of Armenia">Constitution</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#5169B1; color:white;">– </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Alen_Simonyan" title="Alen Simonyan">Alen Simonyan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1980)</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alen_Simonyan_official_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Alen_Simonyan_official_portrait.jpg/100px-Alen_Simonyan_official_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Alen_Simonyan_official_portrait.jpg/150px-Alen_Simonyan_official_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Alen_Simonyan_official_portrait.jpg/200px-Alen_Simonyan_official_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="520" data-file-height="649" /></a></span> </td> <td>— </td> <td>1 February 2022 </td> <td>13 March 2022 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001400000000000000♠"></span>40 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Civil_Contract_(Armenia)" title="Civil Contract (Armenia)">Civil Contract</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#DCDCDC; color:black;">5 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Vahagn_Khachaturyan" title="Vahagn Khachaturyan">Vahagn Khachaturyan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1959)</span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:President_of_the_Republic_of_Armenia_Vahagn_Khachaturyan_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/President_of_the_Republic_of_Armenia_Vahagn_Khachaturyan_2.jpg/100px-President_of_the_Republic_of_Armenia_Vahagn_Khachaturyan_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/President_of_the_Republic_of_Armenia_Vahagn_Khachaturyan_2.jpg/150px-President_of_the_Republic_of_Armenia_Vahagn_Khachaturyan_2.jpg 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/2018_Armenian_presidential_election" title="2018 Armenian presidential election">Presidential elections</a> were held on March 2, 2018,<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and per the constitutional reforms implemented by the ruling party, it was the first time in Armenia's history when the president was elected by the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Armenia)" title="National Assembly (Armenia)">National Assembly</a> instead of a popular vote.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Candidate </th> <th colspan="2">First round </th></tr> <tr> <th>Votes </th> <th>% </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Armen_Sarkissian" title="Armen Sarkissian">Armen Sarkissian</a></b> </td> <td><b>90</b> </td> <td><b>85.71</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Invalid/blank votes </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0.95 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Abstentions </td> <td>10 </td> <td>9.52 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>Total</b> </td> <td><b>101</b> </td> <td><b>96.19</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Eligible Voters </td> <td>105 </td> <td>100 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5" align="left">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-armenia-president/armenian-parliament-elects-ex-pm-sarkissian-as-countrys-new-president-idUSKCN1GE0WQ">Reuters</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Following the resignation of <a href="/wiki/Armen_Sarkissian" title="Armen Sarkissian">Armen Sarkissian</a> in January 2022, the ruling <a href="/wiki/Civil_Contract_(Armenia)" title="Civil Contract (Armenia)">Civil Contract Party</a> nominated <a href="/wiki/Vahagn_Khachaturyan" title="Vahagn Khachaturyan">Vahagn Khachaturyan</a> for the presidency.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was elected president by the Armenian parliament <a href="/wiki/2022_Armenian_presidential_election" title="2022 Armenian presidential election">in the second round of voting</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was inaugurated on 13 March 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Timeline">Timeline</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_Armenia&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span 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href="/wiki/Russian_Armenia" title="Russian Armenia">Russian Armenia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Modern</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Republic_of_Armenia" title="First Republic of Armenia">First Republic of Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic" title="Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic">Soviet Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Armenia#Independent_Armenia_(1991-today)" title="History of Armenia">Independent Armenia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">By topic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_genocide" title="Armenian genocide">Armenian genocide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh_conflict" title="Nagorno-Karabakh conflict">Nagorno-Karabakh conflict</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_national_movement" title="Armenian national movement">Armenian national movement</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Category:History_of_Armenia" title="Category:History of Armenia">more...</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia"><img alt="Armenia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Arms_of_Armenia.svg/80px-Arms_of_Armenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Arms_of_Armenia.svg/120px-Arms_of_Armenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Arms_of_Armenia.svg/160px-Arms_of_Armenia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="170" data-file-height="192" 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href="/wiki/Extreme_points_of_Armenia" class="mw-redirect" title="Extreme points of Armenia">Extreme points</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Sevan" title="Lake Sevan">Lake Sevan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountains_of_Armenia" title="Mountains of Armenia">Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Armenia" title="Municipalities of Armenia">Municipalities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_Armenia" title="List of rivers of Armenia">Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lakes_of_Armenia" title="List of lakes of Armenia">Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shikahogh_State_Reserve" title="Shikahogh State Reserve">Shikahogh State Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shirak_Plain" title="Shirak Plain">Shirak Plain</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Category:Geography_of_Armenia" title="Category:Geography of Armenia">more...</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a 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Armenia">Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Armenia" title="Human rights in Armenia">Human rights</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Armenia" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in Armenia">LGBT rights</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Armenia" title="Judiciary of Armenia">Judiciary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Armenia" title="Armed Forces of Armenia">Military</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Armenia)" title="National Assembly (Armenia)">National Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Service_(Armenia)" title="National Security Service (Armenia)">National Security Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Police_of_Armenia" title="Police of Armenia">Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Armenia" title="List of political parties in Armenia">Political parties</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">President</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Armenia" title="Prime Minister of Armenia">Prime Minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_National_Assembly_of_Armenia" title="President of the National Assembly of Armenia">President of the National Assembly</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Category:Government_of_Armenia" title="Category:Government of Armenia">more on government</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Category:Politics_of_Armenia" title="Category:Politics of Armenia">on politics</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Armenia" title="Economy of Armenia">Economy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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href="/wiki/Tourism_in_Armenia" title="Tourism in Armenia">Tourism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waste_management_in_Armenia" title="Waste management in Armenia">Waste management</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Armenia" title="Transport in Armenia">Transport</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/South_Caucasus_Railway" title="South Caucasus Railway">South Caucasus Railway</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Armenia" title="Culture of Armenia">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_alphabet" title="Armenian alphabet">Alphabet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_architecture" title="Armenian architecture">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_art" title="Armenian art">Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_Armenia" title="Cinema of Armenia">Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_cuisine" title="Armenian cuisine">Cuisine</a> (<a href="/wiki/Armenian_wine" title="Armenian wine">wine</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_dance" title="Armenian dance">Dance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_language" title="Armenian language">Language</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Armenian" title="Eastern Armenian">Eastern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Armenian" title="Western Armenian">Western</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_literature" title="Armenian literature">Literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Armenia" title="Music of Armenia">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Armenia" title="Sport in Armenia">Sport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theater_of_Armenia" title="Theater of Armenia">Theatre</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Category:Culture_of_Armenia" title="Category:Culture of Armenia">more...</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Armenia" title="Demographics of Armenia">Demographics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Census_in_Armenia" title="Census in Armenia">Census</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_Armenia" title="Crime in Armenia">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Armenia" title="Education in Armenia">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethnic_minorities_in_Armenia" title="Ethnic minorities in Armenia">Ethnic minorities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_in_Armenia" title="Health in Armenia">Health</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenians" title="Armenians">People</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_diaspora" title="Armenian diaspora">diaspora</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_issues_in_Armenia" title="Social issues in Armenia">Social issues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women_in_Armenia" title="Women in Armenia">Women</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Category:Demographics_of_Armenia" title="Category:Demographics of Armenia">more...</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Armenia" title="Religion in Armenia">Religion</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Apostolic_Church" title="Armenian Apostolic Church">Armenian Apostolic Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Catholic_Church" title="Armenian Catholic Church">Armenian Catholic Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Evangelical_Church" title="Armenian Evangelical Church">Armenian Evangelical Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Brotherhood_Church" title="Armenian Brotherhood Church">Armenian Brotherhood Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Armenia" title="History of the Jews in Armenia">Judaism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islam_in_Armenia" title="Islam in Armenia">Islam</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Category:Religion_in_Armenia" title="Category:Religion in Armenia">more...</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/National_symbols_of_Armenia" title="National symbols of Armenia">Symbols</a></th><td 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1991_Armenian_presidential_election" title="1991 Armenian presidential election">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Armenian_presidential_election" title="1996 Armenian presidential election">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Armenian_presidential_election" title="1998 Armenian presidential election">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Armenian_presidential_election" title="2003 Armenian presidential election">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Armenian_presidential_election" title="2008 Armenian presidential election">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Armenian_presidential_election" title="2013 Armenian presidential election">2013</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Indirect_election" title="Indirect election">Indirect elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Armenian_presidential_election" title="2018 Armenian presidential election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Armenian_presidential_election" title="2022 Armenian presidential election">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Heads_of_state_and_government_of_Asia" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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href="/wiki/Head_of_state" title="Head of state">Heads<br />of state</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em;">UN members  <br />and observers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Leader_of_Afghanistan" title="Supreme Leader of Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Azerbaijan" title="President of Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_of_Bahrain" title="King of Bahrain">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Bangladesh" title="President of Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_of_Bhutan" title="King of Bhutan">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sultans_of_Brunei" title="List of sultans of Brunei">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Cambodia" title="Monarchy of Cambodia">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_China" title="President of China">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Cyprus" title="President of Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_East_Timor" title="President of East Timor">East Timor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">Egypt</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Georgia" title="President of Georgia">Georgia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Indonesia" title="President of Indonesia">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Leader_of_Iran" title="Supreme Leader of Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Iraq" title="President of Iraq">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Israel" title="President of Israel">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emperor_of_Japan" title="Emperor of Japan">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_kings_of_Jordan" title="List of kings of Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Kazakhstan" title="President of Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emir_of_Kuwait" title="Emir of Kuwait">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Kyrgyzstan" title="President of Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Laos" title="President of Laos">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Lebanon" title="President of Lebanon">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yang_di-Pertuan_Agong" class="mw-redirect" title="Yang di-Pertuan Agong">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Maldives" class="mw-redirect" title="President of Maldives">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Mongolia" title="President of Mongolia">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Myanmar" title="President of Myanmar">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Nepal" title="President of Nepal">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_State_Affairs_of_North_Korea" title="President of the State Affairs of North Korea">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_Oman" title="List of rulers of Oman">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Pakistan" title="President of Pakistan">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_State_of_Palestine" title="President of the State of Palestine">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Philippines" title="President of the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emir_of_Qatar" title="Emir of Qatar">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Russia" title="President of Russia">Russia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="King of Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Singapore" title="President of Singapore">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Korea" title="President of South Korea">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Sri_Lanka" title="President of Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Syria" title="President of Syria">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Tajikistan" title="President of Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Thailand" title="Monarchy of Thailand">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Turkey" title="President of Turkey">Turkey</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Turkmenistan" title="President of Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates" title="President of the United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Uzbekistan" title="President of Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Vietnam" title="President of Vietnam">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Yemen" title="President of Yemen">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em;">limited recognized states</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Abkhazia" title="President of Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Northern_Cyprus" title="President of Northern Cyprus">Northern Cyprus</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Ossetia" title="President of South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Republic_of_China" title="President of the Republic of China">Taiwan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of government">Heads of<br />government</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em;">UN members  <br />and observers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Afghanistan" title="Prime Minister of Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Armenia" title="Prime Minister of Armenia">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Azerbaijan" title="Prime Minister of Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bahrain" title="Prime Minister of Bahrain">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bangladesh" title="Prime Minister of Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Bhutan" title="List of prime ministers of Bhutan">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Brunei" title="Prime Minister of Brunei">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Cambodia" title="Prime Minister of Cambodia">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_China" title="Premier of China">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Cyprus" title="President of Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_East_Timor" title="Prime Minister of East Timor">East Timor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Egypt" title="Prime Minister of Egypt">Egypt</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Georgia" title="Prime Minister of Georgia">Georgia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_India" title="Prime Minister of India">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Indonesia" title="President of Indonesia">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Iran" title="President of Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Iraq" title="Prime Minister of Iraq">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Israel" title="Prime Minister of Israel">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan" title="Prime Minister of Japan">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Jordan" title="Prime Minister of Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Kazakhstan" title="Prime Minister of Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Kuwait" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Kuwait">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Kyrgyzstan" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Laos" title="Prime Minister of Laos">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Lebanon" title="Prime Minister of Lebanon">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Malaysia" title="Prime Minister of Malaysia">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Maldives" class="mw-redirect" title="President of Maldives">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Mongolia" title="Prime Minister of Mongolia">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Myanmar" title="Prime Minister of Myanmar">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Nepal" title="Prime Minister of Nepal">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_North_Korea" title="Premier of North Korea">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Oman" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Oman">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Pakistan" title="Prime Minister of Pakistan">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Palestine" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Palestine">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Philippines" title="President of the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Qatar" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of Qatar">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Russia" title="Prime Minister of Russia">Russia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Singapore" title="Prime Minister of Singapore">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Korea" title="President of South Korea">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Prime Minister of Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Syria" title="Prime Minister of Syria">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Tajikistan" title="Prime Minister of Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Thailand" title="Prime Minister of Thailand">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Turkey" title="President of Turkey">Turkey</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Turkmenistan" title="President of Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_United_Arab_Emirates" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Uzbekistan" title="Prime Minister of Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Vietnam" title="Prime Minister of Vietnam">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Yemen" title="Prime Minister of Yemen">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em;">limited recognized states</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Abkhazia" title="Prime Minister of Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Northern_Cyprus" title="Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus">Northern Cyprus</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_South_Ossetia" title="Prime Minister of South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_the_Republic_of_China" title="Premier of the Republic of China">Taiwan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Supreme_Leader" class="extiw" title="wikt:Supreme Leader">Supreme leaders</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Leader_of_Afghanistan" title="Supreme Leader of Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_leader" title="Paramount leader">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Leader_of_Iran" title="Supreme Leader of Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Leader_(North_Korean_title)" title="Supreme Leader (North Korean title)">North Korea</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><sup><small>1</small></sup> Partially or entirely in Asia, depending on the definition of the Europe–Asia border. <sup><small>2</small></sup> Partially or entirely in Asia, depending on the definition of the Africa–Asia border.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div 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style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em;">UN members  <br />and observers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Albania" title="President of Albania">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Co-Princes_of_Andorra" class="mw-redirect" title="Co-Princes of Andorra">Andorra</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Armenia</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Austria" title="President of Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Azerbaijan" title="President of Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Belarus" title="President of Belarus">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Belgium" title="Monarchy of Belgium">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Bulgaria" title="President of Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Croatia" title="President of Croatia">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Cyprus" title="President of Cyprus">Cyprus</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Czech_Republic" title="President of the Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Denmark" title="Monarchy of Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Estonia" title="President of Estonia">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Finland" title="President of Finland">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_France" title="President of France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Georgia" title="President of Georgia">Georgia</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Germany" title="President of Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Greece" title="President of Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pope" title="Pope">Holy See (Vatican City)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Hungary" title="President of Hungary">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Iceland" title="President of Iceland">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Ireland" title="President of Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Italy" title="President of Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Kazakhstan" title="President of Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Latvia" title="President of Latvia">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Liechtenstein" title="Monarchy of Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Lithuania" title="President of Lithuania">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Luxembourg" title="Monarchy of Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Malta" title="President of Malta">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Moldova" title="President of Moldova">Moldova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Monaco" title="Monarchy of Monaco">Monaco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Montenegro" title="President of Montenegro">Montenegro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_Netherlands" title="Monarchy of the Netherlands">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_North_Macedonia" title="President of North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Norway" title="Monarchy of Norway">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Poland" title="President of Poland">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Portugal" title="President of Portugal">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Romania" title="President of Romania">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Russia" title="President of Russia">Russian Federation</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Captains_Regent" title="Captains Regent">San Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Serbia" title="President of Serbia">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Slovakia" title="President of Slovakia">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Slovenia" title="President of Slovenia">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Princes_and_Grand_Masters_of_the_Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Princes and Grand Masters of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta">Sovereign Military Order of Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Spain" title="Monarchy of Spain">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Sweden" title="Monarchy of Sweden">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Council_(Switzerland)" title="Federal Council (Switzerland)">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Turkey" title="President of Turkey">Turkey</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Ukraine" title="President of Ukraine">Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em;">Partially recognised<sup>2</sup></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Abkhazia" title="President of Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Kosovo" title="President of Kosovo">Kosovo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Northern_Cyprus" title="President of Northern Cyprus">Northern Cyprus</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Ossetia" title="President of South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a><sup>1</sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em;">Unrecognised states<sup>3</sup></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Transnistria" title="President of Transnistria">Transnistria</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of government">Heads of<br />government</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em;">UN members  <br />and observers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Albania" title="Prime Minister of Albania">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_government_of_Andorra" title="List of heads of government of Andorra">Andorra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Armenia" title="Prime Minister of Armenia">Armenia</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_Austria" title="Chancellor of Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Azerbaijan" title="Prime Minister of Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Belarus" title="Prime Minister of Belarus">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Belgium" title="Prime Minister of Belgium">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Council_of_Ministers_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bulgaria" title="Prime Minister of Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Croatia" title="Prime Minister of Croatia">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Cyprus" title="President of Cyprus">Cyprus</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Czech_Republic" title="Prime Minister of the Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Denmark" title="Prime Minister of Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Estonia" title="Prime Minister of Estonia">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Finland" title="Prime Minister of Finland">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_France" title="Prime Minister of France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Georgia" title="Prime Minister of Georgia">Georgia</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_Germany" title="Chancellor of Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Greece" title="Prime Minister of Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_Vatican_City_State" title="Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State">Holy See (Vatican City)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Hungary" title="Prime Minister of Hungary">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Iceland" title="Prime Minister of Iceland">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taoiseach" title="Taoiseach">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Italy" title="Prime Minister of Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Kazakhstan" title="Prime Minister of Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Latvia" title="Prime Minister of Latvia">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_government_of_Liechtenstein" title="List of heads of government of Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Lithuania" title="Prime Minister of Lithuania">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Luxembourg" title="List of prime ministers of 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title="Prime Minister of Romania">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Russia" title="Prime Minister of Russia">Russian Federation</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Captains_Regent" title="Captains Regent">San Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Serbia" title="Prime Minister of Serbia">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Slovakia" title="Prime Minister of Slovakia">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Slovenia" title="Prime Minister of Slovenia">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Princes_and_Grand_Masters_of_the_Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Princes and Grand Masters of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta">Sovereign Military Order of Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Spain" title="Prime Minister of Spain">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Sweden" title="Prime Minister of Sweden">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Council_(Switzerland)" title="Federal Council (Switzerland)">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Turkey" title="President of Turkey">Turkey</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Ukraine" title="Prime Minister of Ukraine">Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;line-height: 1.3em;">Partially recognised<sup>2</sup></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Abkhazia" title="Prime Minister of Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Kosovo" title="Prime Minister of Kosovo">Kosovo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Northern_Cyprus" title="Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus">Northern 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