The OSCE/ODIHR hasn’t issued a final report on the recent elections yet. That’s why it is difficult to assess their vision on the parliamentary race, expert of the Armenian National research center said.

According to Edgar Vardanyan, the institution’s preliminary report assesses the elections in Armenia “positively, however with numerous drawbacks recorded.”

The expert said that the authorities took the sentence on conduction of the election campaign in competitive atmosphere out of context, attributing it to the elections.

“With the first sentence getting broad coverage, there’s not a word about the assessment to follow which implies creation of “the non-competitive field,” Mr. Vardanyan said.

On May 7, heads of the European Parliament mission, PACE, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE/ODIHR issued a statement, according to which drawbacks recorded during the parliamentary elections in Armenia on May 6 won’t affect the polling results.

The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) took a decisive victory at the parliamentary elections on May 6 gaining 44,02% of votes.

The coalition Prosperous Armenia party comes second with 30,12% of votes and the opposition ANC is placed third with 7,08%. The opposition parties Heritage (5,76%) and ARF Dashnaktsutyun (5,67%), as well as the third coalition Orinats Yerkir party (5,51%) also joined the new parliament.

RPA gained absolute majority of 69 seats in the 131-member National Assembly, 40 by proportional and 29 by majority system of voting.

Prosperous Armenia got 37 seats (28 by proportional and 9 by majority systems) and ANC was left with 7.

Dashnaktsutyun and Orinats Yerkir got 6 seats each (5 by proportional and 1 by majority systems), while Heritage got 5.