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The Armenia alliance will challenge the results of the parliamentary elections held in Armenia on June 7.
The announcement was made on the Facebook page of Robert Kocharyan, Armenia’s second president and the leader of the alliance. Kocharyan believes that the elections were held “amid widespread pressure, arrests of opposition figures, the unprecedented use of administrative resources, and electoral violations.”
“At this stage, we are discussing our next steps with our partners in the opposition field. We will present our approaches regarding future actions after the completion of those discussions. One thing is clear: we will not back down, and we will not abandon our trench of struggle,” Robert Kocharyan said in a statement, thanking voters for every vote of confidence cast in support of the Armenia alliance.
According to the preliminary results of the parliamentary elections held in Armenia on June 7, three political forces surpassed the threshold required to enter parliament: the Civil Contract party, with 727,820 votes, or 49.825%; the Strong Armenia alliance, with 340,088 votes, or 23.281%; and the Armenia alliance, with 145,113 votes, or 9.934%.
Based on the preliminary results of the vote, the Civil Contract party will be able to secure a parliamentary majority and form a government.