Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that vote-buying can no longer determine election results in Armenia.
Speaking at a press briefing amid a campaign event for his Civil Contract party, Pashinyan was asked to comment on recent reports by law enforcement agencies of alleged vote-buying by certain political forces competing in the parliamentary elections.
“These developments are concerning, and we must seriously fight against vote-buying. Let me express my conviction that in Armenia it is no longer possible to determine outcomes through electoral bribery; at most, a few votes can be swayed,” Pashinyan said.
Pashinyan noted that law enforcement agencies, especially the Anti-Corruption Committee, are effectively combating electoral bribery.
Most of the recent alleged vote-buying cases reported by the Anti-Corruption Committee concern the “Strong Armenia” party.
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