YEREVAN — The position of President of Armenia’s Constitutional Court remains vacant after both rounds of voting held today failed to yield a winner, necessitating a completely new election cycle.

The leadership vacancy follows the expiration of former Constitutional Court President Arman Dilanyan’s term on October 12.

Two candidates competed for the open seat: Constitutional Court Deputy President Edgar Shatiryan, whose candidacy was proposed by Judge Davit Khachaturyan, and Constitutional Court Judge Vladimir Vardanyan, a former Member of Parliament for the ruling Civil Contract party who nominated himself. Vardanyan was recently elected to the Constitutional Court by the National Assembly on March 25, 2026, following a nomination by Armenia’s president

Following the conclusion of the ballots, Edgar Shatiryan announced that neither contender managed to secure the required support. Under the Constitutional Law "On the Constitutional Court," a candidate needs at least a two-thirds majority of the total number of judges to win in the first round.

Because the first round was inconclusive, a second round was triggered. Law dictates that the top two candidates advance to a second round within five days, where a simple majority of the total number of judges is required to win. However, neither Shatiryan nor Vardanyan achieved the necessary majority in the second round either, leaving the election entirely unresolved.

Per legal procedures, because no candidate received the required number of votes in the second round, the court must now initiate a brand-new election process.