The parties leading in the Armenian elections received additional votes after the recount of ballots at 637 polling stations, the press service of the Central Election Commission of the republic reports.
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Initially, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s “Civil Contract” won 49.82% of the vote. Businessman Samvel Karapetyan’s “Strong Armenia” took the second place with 23.28%, and former President Robert Kocharian’s “Armenia Alliance” took the third place, gaining 9.93%.
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After the recount, the “Civil Contract” received another 1,148 votes, the “Strong Armenia” — 508, the “Armenia” bloc — 217, and the “Prosperous Armenia” of businessman Gagik Tsarukyan — 147.
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The final election results will be announced today.
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Aram Vardevanyan, a representative of Strong Armenia, noted that many violations were recorded during the voting. According to him, there were cases when several people were registered in the apartment, and there were 35 on the list. Karapetyan also reported mass arrests of opposition supporters. The political force has already sent a statement to the CEC demanding that the election results be completely annulled.
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Ishkhan Saghatelyan, a member of the Armenia party, stressed that the authorities used the electoral carousel, intimidated voters and tried to influence their expression of will. OSCE observers drew attention to Pashinyan’s public threats against opposition candidates.
