Armenia Gobierno Perfil 2008

Capital

nombre: Yerevan
coordenadas geográficas: 40 10 N, 44 30 E
diferencia de tiempo: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Independencia

21 Septiembre 1991 (from Soviet Union)

Feriado nacional

Día de la Independencia, 21 Septiembre (1991)

Constitución

adoptada por referendo nacional 5 Julio 1995; amendments adoptada through a nationwide referendum 27 Noviembre 2005

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente Serzh SARGSIAN (desde 9 April 2008)
jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Tigran SARGSIAN (desde 9 April 2008)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 19 February 2008 (next to be held February 2013); prime minister appointed by the president based on majority or plurality support in parliament; the prime minister and Council of Ministers must resign if the National Assembly refuses to accept their program
election results: Serzh SARGSIAN elected president; percent of vote - Serzh SARGSIAN 52.9%, Levon TER-PETROSSIAN 21.5%, Artur BAGHDASARIAN 16.7%