On 12 October 2026, Arman Dilanyan’s term of office as President of the Constitutional Court expired. Arman Dilanyan will continue to serve as a Judge of the Constitutional Court.
Pursuant to part 2 of Article 166 of the Constitution, the Constitutional Court shall elect a President from among its Judges for a term of six years, without the right to re-election. The procedure for electing the President of the Constitutional Court is prescribed by Article 19 of the Constitutional Law “On the Constitutional Court” and the Working Format of the Constitutional Court.
•    Time limit for the election. The election of the President of the Constitutional Court shall be held within ten days following the opening of the vacant position for the President.
•    Nomination of candidates. A candidate for President of the Constitutional Court may be nominated by a Judge of the Constitutional Court, and a candidate may also be self-nominated.
•    Election. The election of the President of the Constitutional Court shall be conducted by secret ballot at a procedural session of the Constitutional Court convened for that purpose. A candidate may be elected President from among the Judges of the Constitutional Court if they receive the votes of two-thirds of the total number of Judges of the Constitutional Court; where only one candidate has been nominated, that candidate shall be elected by a majority of the votes of the total number of Judges of the Constitutional Court.
•    Second round. If none of the two or more nominated candidates receives the required number of votes, a second round of the election shall be held within five days, with the participation of the two candidates who received the highest number of votes in the first round. By the results of the second round of the election, the candidate who receives a majority of the votes of the total number of Judges of the Constitutional Court shall be deemed elected.
•    New election. If the required number of votes is not obtained by the results of the voting, the election shall be deemed not to have taken place, and a new election shall be organised.
A procedural session of the Constitutional Court, with the election of the President of the Constitutional Court on its agenda, will be held on 14 October 2026 at 16:00.