ArmInfo.The second round of the presidential election in Artsakh and, accordingly, its results are illegal. Just like the first one. Artsakh political scientist Alexander Kananyan expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.
Following the results of the second round of presidential elections in Artsakh on April 14, according to preliminary information from the CEC, Arayik Harutyunyan, the leader of the Free Homeland party, won with 39,860 or 88% of the vote. 5428 or 12% of voters voted for Foreign Minister Masis Mayilyan, who was calling on the Artsakhians to boycott the elections. 1876 ballots were recognized invalid. In the second round, 47,165 or 44.9% of the total number of voters took part. According to the results of the first round, Harutyunyan scored - 49.6%, Masis Mayilyan - 26.7% of the vote.
"This election is the result of a two-year, illegal election campaign. The campaign, accompanied by an inexcusable and indescribable process of bribing the population, the use of administrative pressure with the involvement of criminal elements that has already become habitual. Not a single politician who is a follower of the rule of law and statehood, didn't recognize lawfulness of the first round of such elections. In this light, it makes no sense to talk about recognizing the second act of this anti-state crime, "he said.
According to Kananyan's estimates, the team of Serzh Sargsyan, who has lost power in Armenia, is trying to come to power by such elections in Artsakh. The political scientist evaluates these forces as anti- Armenian and anti-state in essence. According to his forecasts, the reproduction of the Sargsyan oligarchic clan in Artsakh will significantly weaken the position of the current Armenian authorities. The political scientist emphasized that the people of Artsakh do not recognize such elections, their results and the "victorious" candidate and intend to resist them. The March 31 parliamentary elections ended with the passage of five political forces in the Artsakh National Assembly. These are the parties "Free Homeland", "United Civil Alliance" - 40.4%, "United Homeland" - 23.63%, "Justice" - 7.9%, ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" - 6.4% and "Democratic Party Artsakh "- 5.81%.