Election process going smoothly, says senior Pashinyan administration official

Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister’s Office Arayik Harutyunyan, who served as campaign manager for the Civil Contract party in the run-up to the June 7 elections, said on Sunday that the election process is going smoothly.

“We also note that some partners and some media outlets are creating unnecessary hype around the elections, and we are aware of the intentions behind it. However, it is obvious that the majority of the alerts are not fact-based, and in all cases where there are facts, both we and law enforcement respond to them,” Harutyunyan said at a briefing at the Civil Contract party headquarters.

He also said that, from a legal perspective, several proceedings have already been initiated over violations related to election silence day and campaign restrictions.