RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reaffirmed the invulnerable legitimacy of the elections and the results of the ruling party, while expressing concern about the lack of maturity of state institutions in preventing cases of distribution of election bribes by the opposition.
During the briefing following the government session on June 18, the head of the executive summarized the election process, emphasizing that the citizens had a full opportunity to freely express their will. According to his assurance, especially the indicators recorded by the “Civil Agreement” party reflect the real decision of the people.
At the same time, the Prime Minister clarified that his displeasure does not refer to the outcome of the vote, but to the vulnerability of the state system, which made possible the practice of bribing voters. Pashinyan reminded that dozens of criminal cases have already been initiated based on facts of distribution of election bribes by representatives of the opposition forces, and many recordings justifying this illegal practice are available to the public.
According to the results of the June 7 parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s “Civil Contract” party retained power in Armenia, but failed to obtain a constitutional majority.
Formally, the ruling “Civil Agreement” party did not pass the fifty percent threshold (49.81%) according to the voting results, but the peculiarities of the national legislation, however, allow it to single-handedly form a government. This is due to the redistribution of the votes received by the forces that could not overcome the threshold for entering the parliament (4% for parties, 8% for alliances).
In addition to that party, the opposition “Hzor Armenia” (23.29%) and “Hazor Armenia” (9.94%) blocs confidently pass the highest legislative body, although by a large margin. A major local businessman Gagik Tsarukyan Literally several hundred votes were not enough for the “Prosperous Armenia” party to enter the parliament.
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