Civil Contract won't apply to Constitutional Court to annul election results

Vice Speaker of Parliament Ruben Rubinyan has argued that the registrations of three opposition forces — the Strong Armenia bloc, the Armenia alliance, and the Prosperous Armenia party — should have been cancelled from the beginning of the electoral process, ahead of the June 7 vote, due to alleged electoral bribery schemes and incriminating audio recordings released by investigators.

Asked at a press briefing whether the “Civil Contract” party intends to apply to the Constitutional Court to annul the results of the June 7 parliamentary elections, Rubinyan, representing Civil Contract, answered:

“No, because the parliamentary majority is legitimate, the votes we received are legitimate, and we will form a Government,” he emphasized.

Three political forces won seats in the parliamentary elections held on June 7. The Civil Contract party won a majority and will have 64 seats in the next parliament. Strong Armenia will have 29 seats, while the Armenia alliance will have 12.