Governance

<h3>The President</h3> <p><img height="100" align="left" width="100" style="padding: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" alt="" src="/u_files/image/general_pics/president.jpg" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.president.am">The President of the Republic of Armenia</a> is the head of State. The President ensures adherence to the Constitution and provides for regular functioning of legislative, executive and judicial authorities. The President is the guarantor of Republic of Armenia's sovereignty, territorial integrity and security. The President of Republic is elected by the citizens of the Republic of Armenia for a five year term of office.</p> <h3>The Legislative Power</h3> <p><img height="100" align="left" width="100" alt="" style="padding: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" src="/u_files/image/general_pics/parl.jpg" />The single-chambered <a target="_blank" href="http://www.parliament.am">National Assembly</a> is the supreme legislative authority of the Republic of Armenia. The National Assembly consists of 131 deputies /75 of which are elected on the basis of proportional representation and 56 - majority representation/. The National Assembly is elected through general elections for a term of five years. Parliamentary elections were last held in 2007.</p> <h3>The Executive Power</h3> <p><img height="100" align="left" width="100" style="padding: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" alt="" src="/u_files/image/general_pics/gov.jpg" />Executive power is exercised by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gov.am">RA Government</a>. The Government is composed of Prime Minister and Ministers. Based on consultations held with National Assembly factions, the President of Republic appoints the person nominated by the parliamentary majority to be Prime Minister or - where impossible - the person nominated by the largest number of NA membership. The President of the Republic appoints and discharges members of government on Prime Minister's proposal.</p> <h3>The Judicial Power</h3> <p><img align="left" style="padding: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" alt="" src="/u_files/image/general_pics/court.jpg" />In the Republic of Armenia justice shall be administered solely by the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.court.am">courts</a> in accordance with the Constitution and the laws. The courts operating in the Republic of Armenia are the first instance court of general jurisdiction, the courts of appeal, the Court of Cassation, as well as specialized courts in cases prescribed by the law. The highest court instance in the Republic of Armenia, except for matters of constitutional justice, is the Court of Cassation, which shall ensure uniformity in the implementation of the law. The Constitutional Court shall administer the constitutional justice in the Republic of Armenia. The independence of courts shall be guaranteed by the Constitution and laws. The Constitution and the law shall define the procedure for the formation and activities of the Council of Justice. The Office of the Prosecutor General in the Republic of Armenia represents a unified, centralized system, headed by the Prosecutor General. The Office of the Prosecutor General shall operate within the powers granted by the Constitution and on the basis of the law.</p>

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