Armenia · Government
Government and administration in Armenia
How the executive, legislature and administrative state are organised, and which body is responsible for what.
The three branches
- Head of state — President
- Elected by the National Assembly; single seven-year term, representative role.
- Executive — Government led by the Prime Minister
- Holds executive power under the 2015 amendments.
- Legislative — National Assembly
- Unicameral, elected by proportional representation with a stability bonus mechanism.
- Judicial governance — Supreme Judicial Council
- Ten members; appointments, transfers and discipline.
- Oversight — Human Rights Defender
- Ombudsman; may bring abstract constitutional challenges.
How legislation is made
Bills are introduced by the Government, deputies or a citizens' initiative of 50,000 voters, and pass two readings in the National Assembly. Constitutional laws need three-fifths of the total membership. The President signs and publishes within 21 days, or may return a law once to the Assembly, or refer it to the Constitutional Court. Government bills may be designated urgent, compressing the timetable.
Enforcement institutions
- Police of Armenia
- Reorganised under a Ministry of Internal Affairs re-established in 2023.
- Prosecutor General's Office
- Supervises legality and prosecutes; a distinct post-Soviet procuracy function.
- Investigative Committee and Anti-Corruption Committee
- Separate investigative bodies; the latter created in 2021.
- Cadastre Committee
- Property registration and valuation.
- Central Bank of Armenia
- Also the financial consumer protection and AML supervisor.
Government bodies and regulators
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