After Strong Armenia, other opposition parties also seek annulment of election results

Hours after the opposition Strong Armenia bloc filed a motion with the Constitutional Court challenging the results of the June 7 parliamentary elections, four other political parties and blocs submitted similar requests, asking the court to annul the results.

The Prosperous Armenia Party, Wings of Unity Party, Democracy, Law and Order Party, as well as the Armenia Alliance, have requested that the high court invalidate the results of the parliamentary elections.

The Constitutional Court announced on Friday that it had received a motion submitted by the opposition Strong Armenia bloc.

The court said in a press release that it will first determine the admissibility of the appeal within two days of its submission. If accepted for consideration, a reporting judge will be appointed to prepare the case for review.

The Constitutional Court will then consider the case and issue a ruling no later than 15 days after the application is filed. Disputes concerning parliamentary election results are examined through oral proceedings.

Earlier on Friday, the Strong Armenia alliance submitted a motion to the Constitutional Court asking it to invalidate the results of the June 7 parliamentary elections, alleging that the 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% of the vote, 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 bloc will hold 29 seats. The Armenia Alliance, led by former President Robert Kocharyan, will hold 12 seats.

The other parties that ran in the election failed to pass the electoral threshold.

The authorities have denied any involvement in electoral violations, 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 become the subject of numerous criminal investigations related to alleged vote-buying schemes.