CIS Member State CoE Member State Snap parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 9 December 2018,[1] as none of the parties in the National Assembly were able to put forward and then elect a candidate for Prime Minister in the two-week period following the resignation of incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on 16 October.

[11] Most members of the Republican Party (RPA) boycotted the vote; this meant that there were not enough MPs present to pass the bill into law (63).

[12][13] RPA deputy chairman Armen Ashotian insisted that the electoral system must not be changed less than two months before the elections, as this would amount to "building democracy in the country with undemocratic methods".

[14] Once again, the bill failed to receive enough votes, and as a result the election took place according to the legislation created by the RPA-era government.

[15] Parties and electoral alliances were required to inform the CEC of their participation in the election and submit the corresponding documents by 6:00 pm on 14 November.

[36] Some politicians and analysts criticized the date of the election based on the fact that an amended Electoral Code was not passed by the parliament.

[41] Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan proposed to form a tradition of holding live pre-election debates involving the top figures of all forces participating in the elections.

[45] On 28 November, it was reported that a working group set up by Human Rights Defender of Armenia revealed several violations, such as using insults and intolerance to influence others' opinions.

[46] Former Ombudsman Larisa Alaverdyan said that black PR has been used from the first days of the campaign, and called on all participants to move to a positive field.

[48] On 27 November, the Republican Party said that some of the acting PM's statements during the election campaign were clear examples of hate speech.

Catholicos Karekin II congratulated all parties, called the outcome of the elections a "milestone" and stated that he was praying for successes of the new Parliament.