Strong Armenia party supporter investigated over alleged vote influence scheme

Law enforcement agencies announced on Friday a new criminal investigation into alleged electoral violations involving a supporter of the Strong Armenia party.

The Anti-Corruption Committee said an investigation conducted jointly with the National Security Service revealed that a “supporter” of the Strong Armenia party breached pre-election campaign restrictions on charitable activities by donating livestock to residents across various provinces in Armenia ahead of the June 7 elections, in an effort to influence their votes.

The law enforcement agency said the suspect acted with accomplices and that, before providing this assistance, information about the adult members of the families was verified, and the provision of aid was effectively conditioned on the presence of potential voters in those households.

A criminal investigation is ongoing.