22 June 2021, 19:01
Kocharyan to challenge election results in court
The “Hayastan” bloc is preparing materials to file an appeal against the results of the parliamentary elections to the Constitutional Court of Armenia in connection with numerous violations committed during the voting. This has been announced by Robert Kocharyan, the leader of the “Hayastan” bloc.
The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that the Nikol Pashinyan’s “Civil Contract” Party gained 53.92 percent of the votes at the early parliamentary elections held in Armenia on June 20. The “Hayastan” (Armenia) bloc, considered the closest rival of the current authorities and led by Robert Kocharyan, the second president of Armenia, gained 21.04 percent of the votes.
The results of sociological polls conducted during the pre-election race presented the data that contradict the results of the voting, Armenian second president Robert Kocharyan has claimed at a press conference today as translated from Armenian by the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent.
Violations took place during the elections, together with obvious use of administrative resources, and in connection with the above, the “Hayastan” bloc intends to lodge a complaint to the Constitutional Court of Armenia. At this stage, the campaign headquarters are collecting the materials for their submission to the Court, the politician notes.
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on June 22, 2021 at 01:47 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
Author: Armine Martirosyan Source: CK correspondent
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