The parliamentary elections held in Armenia on June 7 were positively evaluated by international observers. The CIS observation mission described the voting process as open, competitive and in accordance with international standards, noting the leadership of the ruling “Civil Agreement” party.

Head of Mission Nurlan Seitimov during a briefing with journalists on June 8, he emphasized that the electoral process was organized strictly in accordance with the requirements of the country’s Constitution and the Electoral Code. According to him, the voting took place in the conditions of active political competition, and the technical equipment of the precincts ensured almost uninterrupted work. The vote counting procedure also inspired confidence in the observers. it was carried out under multi-party control, guaranteeing full transparency of the process.

Referring to the shortcomings recorded during the electoral process, CIS representatives assured that they were purely technical and local in nature. The regional committees were able to solve the problems very quickly. The mission’s official statement emphasizes that no violations of such volume or nature were found that could distort the final results of the elections in any way.

According to the official results of the parliamentary elections, the “Civil Agreement” party led by Nikol Pashinyan collected 49.81 percent of the voters’ votes. The “Strong Armenia” alliance with 23.28 percent and the “Armenia” alliance with 9.93 percent came in the second and third places, respectively.

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