RA CEC Chair: Final parliamentary seat distribution awaits complete  vote count

ArmInfo.  It is too early to determine how many parties will enter the Armenian parliament until the final vote results are fully tabulated, as stated by Vahagn  Hovakimyan, Central Electoral Commission (CEC) Chairman, at a press  conference on June 8.

Consequently, Hovakimyan noted that calculating the precise  distribution of parliamentary mandates is currently impossible. He  clarified that determining seat allocations requires a clear  understanding of which political forces clear the necessary threshold  and what exact percentage of the vote each received.

 "Until the results are tallied, it's too early to say how many  forces will enter parliament. And in this regard, we don't yet know  exactly how many forces are participating in the seat  distribution—three or four," the CEC chairman noted.

Hovakimyan also addressed reports regarding irregularities at certain  voting locations, noting that ballots for specific political parties  were missing from some polling stations. For instance, at one  specific precinct, ballot number 8 was completely unavailable.   "There is a high probability that when these cases are reviewed, the  results at such stations will be declared invalid, as voting under  those conditions cannot be considered legitimate," Hovakimyan  assured. "We will evaluate these instances in the coming days and  address all outstanding questions during the final tabulation  process." 

In such scenarios, the CEC chairman explained that a rerun of the  vote is typically called at the affected polling stations, after  which the local results are recalculated.  "However, we must keep in  mind that under our legislation, isolated incidents occurring at just  one or two polling stations should not impact the overall outcome of  the national parliamentary elections," Hovakimyan concluded.