Venice Commission - Report on Bicameralism

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Armenia

1.Has the country ever had a bicameral parliamentary (or congressional) system in the past? If so, in which period? Why was it decided to change into a unicameral system? Is there a public debate about changing to a bicameral system? What are the terms of the debate?

Since 1995 Legislative power is vested in the Azgayin Zhoghov or National Assembly, which is a unicameral parliament consisting of 105 members. Never bicameral before because annexed by the Red Army and along with Georgia and Azerbaijan in 1922,

2.What is the population of the country? What is its size?

29,743 km2; 3,000,756 inhab

3.What form of state and form of government has the country? Please provide details with reference to relevant constitutional provisions. a) Unitarian or federal/regional/other form of decentralization; b) Parliamentary, presidential, semi-presidential or mixed

The Republic of Armenia is a unitary, multi-party, democratic nation-state. is a representative parliamentary democratic republic. The Armenian constitution adhered to the model of a semi-presidential republic until April 2018.
According to the current Constitution of Armenia, the President is the head of state holding largely representational functions, while the Prime Minister is the head of government and exercises executive power.

4.How many members are in the lower house?

The National Assembly of Armenia has 107 seats,