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As of 20:00 on June 7, 2026, a total of 59 criminal proceedings have been initiated in connection with alleged election-related offences within the subdivisions of the Investigative Committee of Armenia, including 43 in regional investigative units and 16 in Yerevan-based divisions.

According to the statement made by the Investigative Committee of Armenia, nine criminal proceedings have been initiated under Article 210 of the Criminal Code (obstruction of the exercise of electoral rights or participation in elections or referendums, or of the exercise of the rights and duties).

A further 30 criminal proceedings have been initiated under Article 214 of the Criminal Code (multiple voting or voting on behalf of another person). Seventeen criminal proceedings have been initiated under Article 215 of the Criminal Code (violation of the secrecy of the vote).

In addition, three criminal proceedings have been launched under Article 314 of the Criminal Code (spreading false information about terrorism).

Within the framework of the criminal proceedings, nine individuals have been detained.

A total of 58.97% of eligible voters participated in Armenia’s parliamentary election, according to final turnout data.

Out of 2,503,976 citizens eligible to vote, 1,476,597 took part in the election, Central Election Commission Chairman Vahagn Hovakimyan said.

In Yerevan, 496,643 out of 849,488 eligible voters cast their ballots, a turnout of 58.46%.

In Aragatsotn province, 69,993 out of 113,441 eligible voters participated, or 61.70%.

In Ararat province, turnout stood at 59.87%, with 131,819 voters out of 220,167.

In Armavir province, 126,302 out of 226,337 eligible voters voted, a turnout of 55.80%.

In Gegharkunik province, 97,114 out of 177,854 voters participated, or 54.60%.

In Lori province, 124,983 out of 213,301 eligible voters cast ballots, a turnout of 58.59%.

In Kotayk province, turnout reached 61.66%, with 148,302 voters out of 240,528.

In Shirak province, 115,249 out of 207,820 voters participated, or 55.46%.

In Syunik province, turnout was 66.67%, with 71,320 out of 106,972 eligible voters casting ballots.

In Vayots Dzor province, 29,293 out of 44,634 voters participated, a turnout of 65.63%.

In Tavush province, 65,579 out of 103,434 eligible voters voted, or 63.40%.

Overall, 1,476,597 citizens out of 2,503,976 eligible voters participated in the election as of 20:00, representing a nationwide turnout of 58.97%, the Central Election Commission said.

A total of 18 political forces — 16 parties and 2 alliances — were registered to participate in the election. Voting began at 08:00 and continued until 20:00. A total of 2,005 polling stations were set up across the country.

Seventy-one media outlets were accredited to cover the election, while 13 local and 8 international observation missions monitored the process.

The Judicial Department of Armenia has released data on the number of cases submitted to first-instance courts in connection with the elections as of 20:00 on June 7.

According to the Judicial Department of Armenia, the following cases were registered:

Three cases were filed with the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction of Armavir Province, all concerning requests to be included in voter lists.

Eleven cases were filed with the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction of Shirak Province, also related to requests for inclusion in voter lists.

Six cases were filed with the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction of Kotayk Province on the same grounds.

Four cases were filed with the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction of Gegharkunik Province, likewise concerning voter list inclusion requests.

One case was filed with the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction of Aragatsotn Province on voter list inclusion.

One case was filed with the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction of Lori Province on voter list inclusion.

Fifty-four cases were filed with the Civil Court of First Instance of Yerevan, while 44 cases were submitted to the Administrative Court.

Armenia’s Central Election Commission has published the results of electronic voting in the parliamentary elections.

The results were presented by Central Election Commission Chairman Vahagn Hovakimyan.

A total of 537 citizens were eligible to vote electronically, of whom 410 participated. The number of invalid ballots was 22.

The votes were distributed as follows:

 • Reformists Party — 0

 • Democratic Party “I Am Against Everyone” — 5

 • Strong Armenia Alliance — 13

 • Meritocratic Party of Armenia — 5

 • “New Force” Reformist Party — 3

 • “Wings of Unity” Party — 13

 • Prosperous Armenia Party — 5

 • Pan-Armenian National Democratic Pole — 0

 • “Kochari National Revival and National Awakening” Party — 0

 • Armenian National Congress — 0

 • Republic Party — 4

 • Christian Democratic Party — 0

 • Democratic Consolidation Party — 1

 • “Democracy, Law, Discipline” Party — 1

 • Civil Contract Party — 330

 • Armenia Alliance — 8

 • “In the Name of the Republic” Democracy Protection Alliance — 0

 • Bright Armenia Party — 1

After presenting the breakdown, the Central Election Commission formally validated the results of the electronic voting.

It should be noted that electronic voting in nationwide elections is available to representatives of Armenia’s diplomatic corps abroad and their family members.

Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission has published preliminary results from the country’s parliamentary elections.

As of now, the results from 110 polling stations have been tabulated, with a total of 19,654 voters participating in the count.

According to the published figures, the votes have been distributed as follows:

• Reformists Party — 22 votes (0.11%)

• Democratic Party “I Am Against Everyone” — 166 votes (0.86%)

• Strong Armenia Alliance — 4,152 votes (21.43%)

• Meritocratic Party of Armenia — 188 votes (0.97%)

• “New Force” Reformist Party — 113 votes (0.58%)

• “Wings of Unity” Party — 488 votes (2.52%)

• Prosperous Armenia Party — 988 votes (5.10%)

• Pan-Armenian National Democratic Pole — 34 votes (0.18%)

• “Kochari National Revival and National Awakening” Party — 17 votes (0.09%)

• Armenian National Congress — 30 votes (0.15%)

• Republic Party — 94 votes (0.49%)

• Christian Democratic Party — 19 votes (0.10%)

• Democratic Consolidation Party — 40 votes (0.21%)

• “Democracy, Law, Discipline” Party — 231 votes (1.19%)

• Civil Contract Party — 11,073 votes (57.14%)

• Armenia Alliance — 1,590 votes (8.21%)

• “In the Name of the Republic” Democracy Protection Alliance — 45 votes (0.23%)

• Bright Armenia Party — 88 votes (0.45%)

Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission has released preliminary results from the country’s parliamentary elections.

As of now, the results from 533 polling stations have been processed, with 246,476 voters participating in the election.

According to the published results, the votes were distributed as follows:

 • Reformists Party — 248 votes (0.10%)

 • Democratic Party “I Am Against Everyone” — 3,219 votes (1.32%)

 • Strong Armenia Alliance — 56,823 votes (23.34%)

 • Meritocratic Party of Armenia — 4,392 votes (1.80%)

 • “New Force” Reformist Party — 3,625 votes (1.49%)

 • “Wings of Unity” Party — 5,466 votes (2.25%)

 • Prosperous Armenia Party — 9,960 votes (4.09%)

 • Pan-Armenian National Democratic Pole — 824 votes (0.34%)

 • “Kochari National Revival and National Awakening” Party — 337 votes (0.14%)

 • Armenian National Congress — 481 votes (0.20%)

 • Republic Party — 2,206 votes (0.91%)

 • Christian Democratic Party — 406 votes (0.17%)

 • Democratic Consolidation Party — 749 votes (0.31%)

 • “Democracy, Law, Discipline” Party — 4,321 votes (1.77%)

 • Civil Contract Party — 124,471 votes (51.13%)

 • Armenia Alliance — 23,763 votes (9.76%)

 • “In the Name of the Republic” Democracy Protection Alliance — 996 votes (0.41%)

 • Bright Armenia Party — 1,121 votes (0.46%)

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party is leading in the parliamentary elections, according to early vote-count results based on 864,643 ballots from 1,354 polling stations out of 2,005.

According to the vote count, Civil Contract garnered 434,562 votes, or 50.83%.

Samvel Karapetyan’s Strong Armenia bloc is the runner-up with 201,006 votes, or 23.51%. Former President Robert Kocharyan’s Armenia Alliance received 80,937 votes, or 9.47%.

The following are the other results published by the Central Electoral Commission of Armenia:

Reformists Party — 847 votes, 0.1%

Against All Democratic Party — 11,382 votes, 1.33%

Meritocratic Party of Armenia — 15,986 votes, 1.87%

New Power Reformist Party — 13,109 votes, 1.53%

Wings of Unity Party — 19,270 votes, 2.25%

Prosperous Armenia Party — 35,074 votes, 4.10%

National Democratic Pole Party — 2,997 votes, 0.35%

Kochari National Revival and National Awakening Party — 1,093 votes, 0.13%

Armenian National Congress — 1,759 votes, 0.21%

Republic Party — 8,666 votes, 1.01%

Christian Democratic Party — 1,484 votes, 0.17%

Democratic Consolidation Party — 2,951 votes, 0.35%

Democracy, Law and Order Party — 15,483 votes,1.81%

Alliance of Defenders of the Republic’s Democracy — 3,973 votes, 0.46%

Bright Armenia — 4,060 votes, 0.47%.

Election officials reported 59 percent turnout after voting ended at 20:00 on June 7. 

The Central Electoral Commission has released the preliminary results of the vote count from all 2,005 polling stations in the parliamentary elections, showing that the ruling Civil Contract party will hold a majority.

According to the preliminary results, four political entities will have seats in the next parliament.

The turnout was 1,476,916, or 59%.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party garnered the most votes — 727,160, or 49.81%.

Samvel Karapetyan’s Strong Armenia is the runner-up with 340,062 votes, or 23.29%, followed by ex-President Robert Kocharyan’s Armenia Alliance, which garnered 145,097 votes, or 9.94%.

Gagik Tsarukyan’s Prosperous Armenia party received the 4% required to overcome the threshold, with 58,368 votes.

The following are the other results published by the Central Electoral Commission of Armenia:

Reformists Party — 1,456 votes (0.1%)

Against All Democratic Party — 21,467 votes (1.47%) 

Meritocratic Party of Armenia — 30,797 (2.11%)

New Power Reformist Party — 25,618 votes (1.75%)

Wings of Unity Party — 33,618 votes (2.3%)

National Democratic Pole Party — 5,485 votes (0.38%)

Kochari National Revival and National Awakening Party — 1,984 votes (0.14%)

Armenian National Congress Party — 3,206 votes (0.22%)

Republic Party — 15,827 votes (1.08%)

Christian Democratic Party — 2,679 votes (0.18%)

Democratic Consolidation Party — 5,282 votes (0.36%)

Democracy, Law and Order Party — 26,565 votes (1.82%)

Alliance of Defenders of the Republic’s Democracy — 6,750 votes (0.46%)

Bright Armenia Party — 7,256 votes (0.5%)

The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his party’s victory in the parliamentary elections.

The Armenian Prime Minister’s Office cited Tokayev as saying in a letter that, according to preliminary data from the majority of international observers, the elections were conducted in accordance with the country’s current electoral legislation, in an open manner, and under proper conditions ensuring citizens’ free _expression_ of will.

The President of Kazakhstan wished Pashinyan continued success in his work for the long-term national interests of Armenia.

He also stated that Kazakhstan is ready to “continue active cooperation with friendly Armenia in all areas of mutual interest.”

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev wished the Armenian people success in the development of the state, as well as peace and prosperity.

The Central Electoral Commission has released the preliminary results of the vote count from all 2,005 polling stations in the parliamentary elections, showing that the ruling party will hold a majority. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party garnered the most votes — 727,160, or 49.81%.