Two Armenian blocs to demand top court annul election resultsJune 28, 2021 - 16:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Two Armenian blocs that collected enough votes to secure seats in the parliament will challenge the results of the June 20 elections with the Constitutional Court, demanding that the court invalidate the outcome. Caretaker Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party won almost 54% of the vote, while Hayastan (Armenia) bloc headed by second President Robert Kocharyan secured around 22% of the ballots. "I Have Honor" bloc too will get seats in the parliament. Hayastan member Robert Hayrapetyan said on Sunday, June 27 that the bloc will file an application with Armenia's top court by July 2, alleging voter fraud and the use of administrative resources. Hayrapetyan said "we are dealing with" 200,000 ballots, which he said could have a significant impact on the outcome of the elections. Sos Hakobyan from "I Have Honor" bloc raised similar questions and said they will demand the annulment of elections results. Deputy head of the Armenian National Congress Levon Zurabyan told Pastinfo, meanwhile, that the party would not take the matter to the Constitutional Court, although the ANC said in an earlier statement that elections were "far from being free and fair." Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |