Arménie Gouvernement Profil 2008

Capitale

nom: Yerevan
coordonnées géographiques: 40 10 N, 44 30 E
différence de temps: 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

Fête de l'Indépendance

21 Septembre 1991 (from Soviet Union)

Fête nationale

Jour De l'Indépendance, 21 Septembre (1991)

Constitution

adopted by nationwide referendum 5 Juillet 1995; amendments adopted through a nationwide referendum 27 Novembre 2005

Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur

18 ans; universal

Pouvoir exécutif

chef d'état (Président): Président Serzh SARGSIAN (depuis 9 April 2008)
chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister Tigran SARGSIAN (depuis 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%