Politics of Armenia
Political System of Armenia Հայաստանի պետական համակարգ | |
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| Polity type | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Constitution | Constitution of Armenia |
| Legislative branch | |
| Name | National Assembly |
| Type | Unicameral |
| Meeting place | National Assembly Building |
| Presiding officer | Alen Simonyan, President of the National Assembly |
| Executive branch | |
| Head of state | |
| Title | President |
| Currently | Vahagn Khachaturyan |
| Appointer | National Assembly |
| Head of government | |
| Title | Prime Minister |
| Currently | Nikol Pashinyan |
| Appointer | President |
| Cabinet | |
| Name | Government of Armenia |
| Current cabinet | Pashinyan government |
| Leader | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | President |
| Headquarters | Government House |
| Ministries | 12 |
| Judicial branch | |
| Name | Judiciary of Armenia |
| Constitutional Court of Armenia | |
| Chief judge | Arman Dilanyan |
| Seat | Yerevan |
| Part of a series on |
| Armenia Հայաստան |
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| Culture |
| History |
| Demographics |
| Administrative divisions |
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The politics of Armenia take place in the framework of the parliamentary representative democratic republic of Armenia, whereby the president of Armenia is the head of state and the prime minister of Armenia the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the president and the Government. Legislative power is vested in both the Government and Parliament.