General elections were held in Armenia from 23 to 25 June 2023 to elect the president and National Assembly for two-month terms. As no candidate for president received more than half of the valid votes in the first round, a runoff election for the office was held from 28 to 30 June. Incumbent president Lovelyfurball was elected to a second term in office.
The election is the second election to be held in Armenia. President Lovelyfurball, who was first elected in the April election, sought a second full term in office. Lovelyfurball was challenged by four candidates, representing several brand new political factions, some of which did not reside in the nation. Lovelyfurball's main opponent in the ensuing runoff election was Syrian King Ave2k, who ran a mostly meme-based campaign under the persona of "Saad Abdelaziz Ibn Ali Ismael". Ave2k, who was previously elected as a Developmental MP in the April parliamentary election, ran under the newly established Centralist Armenian Party, or C.A.P.; however was labeled on the ballot as the "Terrorist Party", with his consent. In the National Assembly, the Development Party lost their absolute majority, with their third seat being won by Ave2k of the aforementioned splinter Centralist Armenia Party. Despite there being a Hung parliament, there will most likely in practice be Developmental control.
This election was notable due to the large presence of foreigner candidates, with open foreign involvement being fully allowed during the election process. This would be the last election held in the First Armenian Republic, with the state being dissolved later that summer. As of July 2024, this was the last exercise of democracy and free election held anywhere within the Middle East on EarthMC.
Results
President
Results of the June 2023 Armenian presidential election
Candidate
Party
General
Runoff
Votes
%
Votes
%
Lovelyfurball
Development Party
8
34.78
13
61.90
Ave2k
Centralist Armenia Party
6
26.09
8
38.10
ArmenianRus
Federal Party
5
21.74
Sargon2002
Assyrian National Congress
2
8.70
FieldsofBeet
Farmers' Party
2
8.70
Total
23
100.00
21
100.00
Valid votes
23
74.19
21
Invalid votes
8
25.81
Registered votes/turnout
48
47.92
48
43.75
National Assembly
Results of the June 2023 Armenian parliamentary election
Party or alliance
Candidates
Member vote
Party vote
Seats
+/-
Votes
%
Votes
%
Development Party
moretsu_na_kami
5
10.87
20
43.48
1
–1
lovelyfurball*
7
15.22
Moyboy
3
6.52
Comminer
3
6.52
Hackerghost2
2
4.35
Centralist Armenia Party
Ave2k
9
19.57
9
19.57
1
New
Federal Party
ArmenianRus
8
17.39
8
17.39
1
0
Farmers' Party
FieldsofBeet
3
6.52
5
10.87
0
New
ViolentVampire
2
4.35
Assyrian National Congress
Sargon2002
2
4.35
4
8.70
0
New
Meepweep
2
4.35
Total
46
100.00
46
100.00
3 seats
Valid votes
46
74.19
Invalid votes
16
25.81
Electors
23
100.00
Registered votes/turnout
48
47.92
*Lovelyfurball would have initially been declared elected, but he gave up his seat and his seat was filled by Moretsu_na_kami.
