The Armenian National Congress (ANC) has stated that the National Assembly elections held on June 7 did not meet democratic standards for free, fair, and competitive elections.

The ANC also called on opposition forces that entered parliament not to renounce their mandates under any circumstances and to use all parliamentary mechanisms “to remove the unlawful regime from power.”

“According to our assessment, the elections did not meet democratic standards for free, fair, transparent, and competitive elections. The entire electoral process was marked by systemic and widespread violations carried out by the authorities, seriously calling into question the credibility of the published results and whether they genuinely reflect the free will of voters.

In particular:

● The organized and directed voting of military personnel at a number of polling stations between 20:00 and 01:00, after the close of voting, constitutes an unprecedented violation that contradicts the principles of transparency and equality in the electoral process and requires a comprehensive investigation.

● The authorities made full use of administrative resources, placing the state governance system at the service of their own electoral interests.

● Funds from state and municipal budgets, as well as the capacities of state institutions, municipal structures, and public resources, were extensively used for the ruling party’s campaign purposes, in gross violation of the principle of equal competition.

● Public Television grossly violated the principle of equal treatment of political forces by providing the authorities with a clear informational advantage during the campaign.

● The entire electoral process was accompanied by pressure on opposition representatives, proxies, activists, and voters, as well as intimidation, hate speech, unlawful detentions, and criminal prosecutions that continued even on election day. Numerous opposition leaders and activists were detained, undermining free political competition.

● Reports were received from numerous polling stations regarding directed and controlled voting, unlawful influence on voters’ choices, as well as alleged ballot additions in favor of the authorities and other serious irregularities during vote counting.

● Power outages were recorded at many polling stations during voting and vote counting, significantly undermining transparency and creating additional doubts about the legality of the counting process.

● In a number of communities, opposition campaign activities were obstructed through violence, threats, physical pressure, and other unlawful actions.

● Numerous instances of interference by external actors were recorded, which, in our assessment, negatively affected the freedom and equality of the electoral process.

● The authorities publicly declared victory after results from only 10 percent of polling stations had been released, representing less than 5 percent of participating voters, at a time when the majority of ballots had not yet been counted. This indicates that, having failed to obtain their expected results according to preliminary data, the authorities sought through that statement to interfere with the electoral process and unlawfully alter the final outcome.

● Mathematical analysis based on the assessment of anomalies in the Gaussian curve reveals evidence of the falsification of tens of thousands of votes in favor of the authorities. This requires an independent professional examination and international evaluation.

The totality of these circumstances provides grounds to conclude that the published election results cannot be regarded as an unquestionable expression of the free, equal, and uninhibited will of the citizens of Armenia. Consequently, a government formed through such elections cannot be considered legitimate,” the statement said.

The ANC called on Armenia’s competent authorities, international observer missions, and international organizations committed to democratic values to conduct a comprehensive, independent, and impartial examination of all the presented facts and allegations.

According to preliminary results, votes were distributed as follows: Civil Contract — 49.825 percent, Strong Armenia — 23.281 percent, Armenia Alliance — 9.934 percent, and Prosperous Armenia — 3.996 percent. According to updated figures, Prosperous Armenia does not surpass the 4 percent threshold required for parties and has requested recounts in several polling stations.

Late on June 11, the Central Electoral Commission decided to invalidate the voting results at polling stations No. 10/51 and No. 35/65. As a result, Prosperous Armenia lost a total of 213 votes, reducing its chances of surpassing the 4 percent threshold required for parliamentary representation.