According to the constitution of Armenia, in case of resignation of the President of the Republic, before the newly-elected President of the Republic assumes the office the powers of the President of the Republic shall be exercised by the Chairperson of the National Assembly, in this case – Alen Simonyan.
Let us remind you, that Armen Sarkissian, the president of Armenia, has resigned on Sunday.
Procedure for Electing the President of the Republic
The President of the Republic shall be elected by the National Assembly.
Read also
Regular elections of the President of the Republic shall be held not earlier than forty and not later than thirty days prior to the expiry of the powers of the President of the Republic.
At least one-fourth of the total number of Deputies shall have the right to nominate a candidate for the President of the Republic.
The candidate having received at least three-fourths of votes of the total number of Deputies shall be elected as President of the Republic. In case President of the Republic is not elected, a second round of elections shall be held wherein all candidates having taken part in the first round may participate. In the second round, the candidate having received at least three fifths of votes of the total number of Deputies shall be elected as President of the Republic. In case President of the Republic is not elected, a third round of elections shall be held wherein the two candidates having received a greater number of votes in the second round may participate. In the third round, the candidate having received the majority of votes of the total number of Deputies shall be elected as President of the Republic.
In case President of the Republic is not elected, a new election for the President of the Republic shall be held within a period of ten days.
The details related to the procedure for electing the President of the Republic shall be prescribed by the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly.
Extraordinary Election of the President of the Republic
In the event of removal from office of the President of the Republic, impossibility to exercise the powers thereby, resignation or death thereof, an extraordinary election of the President of the Republic shall be held not earlier than twenty-five and not later than thirty-five days after the office of the President of the Republic becomes vacant.