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The Strong Armenia alliance has submitted a motion to the Constitutional Court asking it to invalidate the results of the June 7 parliamentary elections, alleging that authorities orchestrated electoral violations.
Strong Armenia spokesperson and parliamentary candidate Marianna Ghahramanyan said in a statement that the bloc has requested that the high court either annul the results certified by the Central Electoral Commission or call for a second round of elections.
According to the Central Electoral Commission’s final results, the Civil Contract party won 49.7%, securing a majority in the next parliament, while Strong Armenia was the runner-up with 23.2%. The Armenia Alliance won 9.9%.
The ruling Civil Contract party, led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, will hold 64 seats, while billionaire businessman Samvel Karapetyan’s Strong Armenia will have 29 seats. The Armenia Alliance, led by ex-President Robert Kocharyan, will have 12 seats.
The other parties running for office failed to pass the threshold.
The authorities have denied any electoral violations on their part, emphasizing that the elections were free and transparent. They have also accused opposition forces – including Strong Armenia - of organizing such violations, particularly vote-buying.
Meanwhile, Strong Armenia itself has come under numerous criminal investigations related to alleged vote-buying schemes.