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Human rights in Armenia tend to be better than those in most former Soviet republics and have drawn closer to acceptable standards, especially economically.[1][2] In October 2023, Armenia ratified the Rome statute, whereby Armenia will become a full member of the International Criminal Court.[3]
Politics of Armenia
CIS Member State, CoE Member State
Constitution
Constitutional court
President: Hrayr Tovmasyan
Human rights
Head of state
President
Vahagn Khachaturyan
Executive
Prime Minister
Nikol Pashinyan
Deputy Prime Minister
Tigran Avinyan
Mher Grigoryan
Current government
Legislature
National Assembly
President: Alen Simonyan
Members
Judiciary
Law
Administrative divisions
Provinces (marz)
Municipalities (hamaynk)
Elections
Political parties
Civil Contract
Armenia Alliance
I Have Honor Alliance
Central Electoral Commission
Recent parliamentary elections:
2018
2021
Next
Foreign relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister: Ararat Mirzoyan
Diplomatic missions of / in Armenia
Nationality law
Passport
Diaspora
Visa requirements
Visa policy
Armenia–BSEC relations
Armenia–Council of Europe relations
Armenia–European Union relations
Armenia–NATO relations
Armenia–OSCE relations
Armenia–United Nations relations
Armenia–Artsakh relations
Armenia–Azerbaijan relations
Armenia–Georgia relations
Armenia–Iran relations
Armenia–Russia relations
Armenia–Turkey relations
Armenia–United States relations
Related topics
Armenian genocide recognition
History
OSCE Minsk Group
Politics of Artsakh
Other countries
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^"Human Freedom Index". Cato Institute. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
^"Country profiles" (PDF).
^"The Armenian Parliament ratified the Rome Statute. What was it necessary for?". 3 October 2023.
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