Verelq: The Supreme Court is preparing to issue a decision on the elections

“Zhoghovurd” daily writes:

“At the Constitutional Court, parallel to the examination of the case of contesting the results of the parliamentary elections, there is a tense working atmosphere. According to the information of “Zhoghovurd” daily, during the internal discussions of the judges of the CC, an opinion was voiced that time is limited and it is necessary to fully study all the presented materials, because on July 4 the final decision on contesting the election results should be published.

It is already known that two judges of the Constitutional Court will not participate in the examination of the case of contesting the election results. We are talking about Artak Zeynalyan, the former Minister of Justice, former member of the “Republic” party, and Vladimir Vardanyan, who recently resigned from the mandate of the deputy of the “Civil Agreement” faction.

While the seven judges examining the case of contesting the results of the elections study the applications submitted by the seven political forces almost day and night, Artak Zeynalyan and Vladimir Vardanyan, who were left out of the process, continue to deal with other cases examined in the Constitutional Court and studying the applications. According to “Zhoghovurd” daily newspaper, the general atmosphere inside the Supreme Court is considered relatively calm, but the scope and public significance of the case regarding the results of the elections require maximum concentration from the judges.

It should be reminded that the cases initiated by the applications of seven political forces disputing the results of the parliamentary elections were united in one proceeding and will be examined in the same court session on June 26. Edgar Shatiryan, the vice president of the Constitutional Court, was appointed as the reporter in the case.

The Central Electoral Commission was recognized as the main defendant in the case, and the representatives of the Prosecutor’s Office, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Anti-Corruption Committee will also appear before the court as related defendants.

In the Constitutional Court, the results of the elections are contested by both the political forces that passed the parliament and those that did not overcome the electoral threshold. In the majority of applications, the main demand is to invalidate the Central Electoral Commission’s decision summarizing the election results. At the same time, a number of political forces demand from the court also to appoint a second round of elections.

According to the law, the High Court is obliged to examine the case and make a decision no later than 15 days from the date of filing the application. The Constitutional Court can either leave the decision of the Central Electoral Commission on the results of the elections unchanged, or declare it invalid. In the latter case, the court can either invalidate the results of the elections, or, by invalidating them, establish a new order of distribution of mandates, or appoint a second round of elections.

Decisions of the Constitutional Court are adopted by open voting with the majority of votes of the total number of judges. As of now, it is known that the examination of the case of contesting the results of the elections will take place with the participation of seven judges, and that composition will make the final decision, which will be published on July 4.

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