Civil Contract candidate Arusyak Julhakyan does not foresee serious post-election developments
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Arusyak Julhakyan, a parliamentary candidate for the Civil Contract Party and a member of the National Assembly’s Civil Contract faction, said she does not expect any serious post-election developments, arguing that elections in Armenia are no longer subject to fraud.
Julhakyan made the remarks at a press conference held at the Civil Contract Party’s election headquarters on June 7.
“The logic of post-election developments is understandable when elections are rigged. When elections are not rigged, and the chapter of election fraud in the Republic of Armenia has been closed since 2018, then there can be no post-election developments. Of course, several individuals may decide to take to the streets, but that cannot generate any process because there cannot be a public perception that the elections were falsified,” Julhakyan said.
A total of 18 political forces - including two alliances and 16 political parties - have registered to participate in Armenia’s June 7 parliamentary elections. Voting began at 8:00 a.m. and will continue until 8:00 p.m. A total of 2,005 polling stations have been established across Armenia for the vote. To cover the elections, 71 media outlets have been accredited, while 13 domestic and eight international observer missions are monitoring the electoral process.