Armenia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that on June 7 it received information alleging that representatives of one of the political forces were distributing election bribes near a polling station in Gyumri.

Three individuals were detained on suspicion of vote-buying and were taken to the Shirak Regional Department of the Criminal Police.

According to law enforcement authorities, voter lists were also discovered during the operation.

Officials said that all circumstances surrounding the incident are being investigated.

Regular National Assembly elections are underway in Armenia. The country’s 2,005 polling stations opened at 8:00 a.m. The voter registry includes 2,485,851 registered voters. Polling stations will remain open until 8:00 p.m.

A total of 18 political forces are participating in the parliamentary elections: two electoral alliances and 16 political parties. The electoral threshold is 4% for parties and 8% for alliances.