Ayakve: Results of Armenia`s parliamentary elections must be  challenged in Constitutional Court

ArmInfo. The Ayakve Civil Initiative Council declares the need to challenge the results of Armenia's parliamentary elections in the Constitutional Court, with the prospect of their final annulment and the calling of new elections. This was stated in a statement on the Council's Facebook page, which presents a political assessment of the June 7 elections.

The Ayakve Council praised the high turnout of Armenian citizens in  the parliamentary elections. "We express special gratitude to our  compatriots who, due to their trust in the civic initiative 'Ayakve,'  voted for the 'Strong Armenia' bloc," Ayakve noted.

However, the initiative stated that the preliminary voting results do  not reflect the free will of Armenian citizens. Presenting the  reasons for this assertion, Ayakve recalled that the electoral  process took place under extremely unequal conditions, as the leader  of the main opposition force, the 'Strong Armenia' bloc, Samvel  Karapetyan, who has been subjected to political persecution by the  authorities and is under house arrest, was deprived of the  opportunity to conduct a full-fledged election campaign. "During the  pre- election period, leading opposition figures were also detained  or arrested, including Andranik Tevanyan, number two on the list of  candidates for parliament from the opposition 'Prosperous Armenia'  party, and Aleksan Aleksanyan, a member of the 'Strong Armenia' party  council, as well as a number of other candidates and activists, who  were also effectively deprived of the legal opportunity to conduct  their campaigns." "Election campaigning," the Ayakve Council noted.

Furthermore, the initiative continued, cases of widespread abuse of  administrative resources were recorded.  The initiative's Council  recalled that many citizens were recruited to participate in the  ruling party's rallies:  state and public servants, teachers, and  employees of other government agencies. "And, in fact, thousands of  citizens voted at polling stations under the supervision of state and  municipal officials," the Ayakve Council noted.

The civil initiative also recalled that the entire election process  was conducted under conditions of fear and intimidation.  Specifically, according to the source, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan used targeted threats and hate speech against opposition  figures on Public Television (PTA) and during campaign rallies.   Furthermore, as the Council of the Initiative noted, numerous  citizens were threatened with demands to vote for the ruling party,  and high-ranking officials from other countries openly interfered in  the election process, supporting the Civil Contract party. "As a  result, these elections were not free and fair, and therefore we  consider it necessary to consistently challenge their results in the  Constitutional Court, with the prospect of their final annulment and  new elections. At the same time, we note that even under this  shameful pressure, the current regime has not received the mandate to  impose the 'Aliyev Constitution' on Armenia," the Initiative Council  stated.

Furthermore, as the Ayakve Council noted, the Civil Contract Party  has not received the mandate to single- handedly amend constitutional  laws in the National Assembly or appoint its proteges to the  positions of Prosecutor General, judges, and heads and members of  independent state bodies. "Under these circumstances, political  forces that have received the real vote of the people, if they  demonstrate consistency, have the opportunity not only to thwart the  anti-Armenian agenda of the regime, which is sympathetic to Turkey,  but also, over time, to finally remove it from power." "Therefore, we  are ready to continue our persistent struggle for the legitimate  removal of this anti-Armenian and no longer legitimate regime by all  legal means, and we expect the consistent support of our like-minded  partners in this matter," the Ayakve Council concluded. As a  reminder, regular parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on  June 7, 2026. Voter turnout was 58.97%. According to preliminary data  from the Central Election Commission of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan's  ruling Civil Contract party, Samvel Karapetyan's Strong Armenia bloc,  and second president Robert Kocharyan's Armenia bloc are entering  parliament. The remaining candidates' results are below the required  threshold of 4% for parties and 8-10% for blocs. It is noteworthy  that businessman Gagik Tsarukyan's Prosperous Armenia party lost the  4% threshold after the Central Election Commission adjusted the  preliminary vote counts for the country's parliamentary elections.  Therefore, the party will not enter the new parliament. It's worth  noting that on election day, observers and journalists reported  numerous violations by the ruling party during the voting process  from early morning. Thus, Pashinyan's party has the opportunity to  single-handedly form the country's government by securing a majority  of seats in the Armenian parliament. Pashinyan solemnly announced  this late at night, when data from only about 10% of polling stations  had been processed.