In 48 out of 2005 polling stations, we had 50 absences of committee members, 2 of them were the chairman and 1 was the secretary. For example, the absence of 2 presidents and 1 secretary is due to criminal proceedings. CEC President Vahagn Hovakimyan mentioned this today, on June 7, during his first press conference.

“They were arrested at night. We also have a case where the mother of the committee chairman died at night. The problem is related to the human factor. In some polling stations, there were technical problems when the device printed the ticket and the voter’s serial number was there, but one or two digits were different in the list. In this case, where there was such a problem, the voter was instructed to sign in front of his name.

The Electoral Code gives an opportunity to continue the work, even if there are vacancies, if necessary, new members are appointed,” he said.

Let’s remind that today, on June 7, parliamentary elections are taking place in Armenia, in which 18 political forces are participating: 2 alliances and 16 parties. 2 million 485 thousand 851 citizens have the right to vote.

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