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Pashinyan says votes for three opposition forces in election were bought
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed in a parliamentary speech that a large portion of the votes cast for three opposition forces in the recent elections were bought. According to official results, the ruling Civil Contract Party won 64 seats, while two opposition blocs managed to enter the new parliament; the Prosperous Armenia Party fell below the threshold.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed that 70 percent of the votes cast for three opposition forces in the latest parliamentary elections were bought.
Pashinyan made the remarks during a government hour session in parliament and listed among the structures in question the "Strong Armenia" and "Armenia" blocs, formed by businessman Samvel Karapetyan and former President Robert Kocharyan, as well as the "Prosperous Armenia Party" led by Gagik Tsarukyan.
Official results show the new landscape
According to the final results announced on June 14, three political forces will hold seats in the new Armenian parliament. The ruling Civil Contract Party secured 64 seats.
The "Strong Armenia" bloc won 29 seats and the "Armenia" bloc won 12 seats. Thus, Pashinyan's party achieved a majority that allows it to form a government alone.
According to the final results, the "Prosperous Armenia Party" failed to cross the 4 percent threshold in the June 7 elections and did not enter the new term of parliament.
Appeal preparations and political tension
Opposition forces had previously announced their intention to appeal the election results before Armenia's Constitutional Court.
In his statement, Pashinyan argued that the distribution of votes does not reflect the real tendencies in society. This outburst has pushed the debate over the election results back to the top of the agenda.
Assessments from Russia also voiced criticism regarding the legitimacy of the elections, with statements made that the electoral process in Yerevan was conducted as a struggle to eliminate rivals rather than according to democratic rules.
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