Armenian Election Dispute: Opposition Seeks Annulment of Results
The alliance cited voting irregularities and said 49.8% winner Civil Contract should not keep the result as final tallies are pending.
- On Friday, the pro-Russian Strong Armenia party filed a formal request with the Central Election Commission to annul the parliamentary election, citing "voting irregularities" following Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's victory.
- Pashinyan's Civil Contract party secured 49.8% of the vote on June 7, defeating mostly pro-Russian opposition groups including Strong Armenia, which clinched 23.2% of ballots cast.
- The Central Election Commission invalidated tallies at two polling stations on Thursday, citing a concentration of military personnel at voting sites after polls closed, per Armenian media reports.
- Ahead of the vote, Russia suspended seafood imports—a vital sector sending 30 percent of its exports to Moscow—and warned Armenia against pursuing European Union ties while remaining in the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union.
- Final results are expected on Sunday, as analysts noted Russia's online misinformation campaigns and diplomatic pressure aimed to influence the outcome in the South Caucasus.
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An alliance of Armenia's opposition contested, on Friday, the outcome of the parliamentary elections held on last Sunday and called for the cancellation of the vote, won by the Armenian Prime Minister's party, Nikol Pashinian. The pro-Russia legend Armenia Forte approved a petition to the Central Electoral Commission of the country alleging irregularities in the electoral process, according to information from the agency Reuters.
Armenian Election Dispute: Opposition Seeks Annulment of Results
A pro-Russian opposition alliance in Armenia has requested annulment of the recent parliamentary elections won by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's party. Alleged irregularities were cited, with the ruling party securing 49.8% of the votes. The final results are awaited, amid complaints of pre-vote arrests.
On Friday, Armenia's largest opposition party demanded a recount of the results of last Sunday's parliamentary elections, which were convincingly won by pro-Western Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
Armenian opposition party files petition to annul June election results
June 12 - A pro-Russian opposition alliance filed a request to Armenia's election commission on Friday to throw out the results of last Sunday's parliamentary election, won by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's governing party. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The pro-Russian Strong Armenia party has filed a motion with the Armenian Central Election Commission to invalidate the results of the parliamentary elections, armenpress.am reports. Politicians from the party claim that the voting was marred by numerous irregularities. However, international observers did not observe any major irregularities.
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