Voters to choose between bewildering array of parties

On May 6, 753 people officially entered the election race hoping to secure one of the 56 seats in parliament for a five-year term.

Of the contestants, 744 are running with 19 political parties and nine are independent. Of the total, 520 candidates are men and 224 women.

In terms of the representatives of religious groups in parliament – who do not have voting rights on legislation – the Armenian