One of the parties refused to participate in the meetings to challenge the election results in Armenia.
The New Force Party announced it would not participate in the consideration of political parties' lawsuits challenging the election results in the Constitutional Court of Armenia. Prosperous Armenia, which, according to the Central Election Commission, failed to clear the 4% threshold, demanded in court that the vote-counting mechanism be changed. The Prosecutor's Office was unable to verify the data on the use of administrative resources during the campaign.
As reported by the Caucasian Knot, seven parties appealed the Central Election Commission's final decision on the parliamentary elections in the Constitutional Court. The court consolidated all appeals into one proceeding. It will announce its decision no later than July 4.
The applications were filed by the Strong Armenia and Armenia blocs, the Wings of Unity, Democracy, Law, and Discipline, Prosperous Armenia, and New Force parties, as well as the Alliance of Democracy Defenders for the Republic bloc. They are challenging the June 14 Central Election Commission's decision on the results of the National Assembly elections, according to which the Civil Contract party received 61 seats in parliament, the Strong Armenia bloc 28 seats, and the Armenia bloc 12 seats. Taking into account the mandates of national minorities, the Civil Contract party has 64 seats, while Karapetyan's bloc has 29.
On the second day of the hearing, the New Force party withdrew from the case without giving a reason. Constitutional Court Chairman Arman Dilanyan reported that the court had received the corresponding notification. Since appearance in court and participation in hearings are the party's decision, the case continued without party representatives, Armenia Today reports.
The Wings of Unity Party proposed that the Constitutional Court suspend the hearing of the case challenging the election results. The judges rejected the proposal of party representative Liparit Drmeyan and decided to continue the trial, citing the tight deadlines for the case.
The Prosperous Armenia Party filed a motion regarding the transparency of the envelopes used in the elections. According to party representatives Aram Orbelyan and Vahe Grigoryan, the secrecy of the ballot cannot be ensured with transparent envelopes. They stated that if the elections were not held secretly, they cannot be considered compliant with the requirements established by the Armenian Constitution for electoral processes. Orbelyan added that the Constitutional Court should annul the election results throughout the country. According to him, the recorded violations indicate the need for a revote.
The party representative also stated that the Constitutional Court should establish a new procedure for distributing mandates. Orbelyan asserted that mathematical calculations show that Prosperous Armenia actually passed the 4% threshold, the publication states.
Deputy Prosecutor General Lilit Grigoryan reported at a meeting that the agency had received 423 reports of violations during the elections and the election campaign.
According to her, 332 proceedings have been initiated, including 7 on the instructions of the Prosecutor General. Criminal prosecution has been initiated against 391 individuals on various charges, including obstructing the expression of will, money laundering, and voter bribery. Petitions for arrest against 15 candidates have been granted, three are still pending.
Thirty-six reports were received regarding the use of administrative resources to coerce government employees to participate in rallies, but no proceedings were initiated because it was impossible to verify the information. The Prosecutor's Office received two reports of hate speech during the elections, but in both cases, proceedings were not initiated because the reports were untrue. Additional lists. Regarding inaccuracies, all reports have been investigated.
The parliamentary elections effectively became a referendum on the future of the current government and Armenia's foreign policy. The "Caucasian Knot" published a report titled "2026 Elections to the National Assembly (Parliament) of Armenia". Analysts have named the Prosperous Armenia party of oligarch Gagik Tsarukyan, the Armenia bloc of former president Robert Kocharyan, and the Strong Armenia bloc of businessman Samvel Karapetyan as the most pro-Russian forces among the election participants.