The Living Country party has stated that it considers the government formed on the basis of the election results to be illegitimate. The position was outlined in a party statement.

According to the statement, the June 7 parliamentary elections were conducted amid numerous violations of the Electoral Code and did not accurately reflect the will of the people.

The party alleged that:

• Throughout the campaign and in the months preceding it, representatives of the authorities exerted pressure on voters through threats of dismissal, detention and other forms of coercion, particularly against individuals involved in opposition election activities or whose family members participated in such activities.
• Opposition candidates and election headquarters officials were allegedly detained, arrested or subjected to lengthy interrogations without sufficient grounds in an effort to exclude them from the electoral process.
• Although public officials were formally on leave, they allegedly continued to act from their official positions during the campaign and indirectly carried out their official functions.
• Public Television allegedly conducted systematic campaigning against opposition forces during and before the campaign period by repeating narratives promoted by pro-government online media.
• On election day, pressure was allegedly exerted on voters in and around numerous polling stations in the presence of government representatives.

The statement added that while the voting process itself was conducted largely within the framework of the law at polling stations, the party’s analysis suggested that at least 130,000 voters supported the ruling party under pressure, seeking to avoid personal, financial, social, psychological or other difficulties.

The party further stated that election-related violations had also been noted by the OSCE observation mission.

“The above-mentioned factors had a significant impact on the election results. Under free and fair election conditions, the ruling party would not have been able to secure a majority of mandates,” the statement said.

According to preliminary data, votes in the elections were distributed as follows: Civil Contract — 49.825 percent, Strong Armenia — 23.281 percent, Armenia Alliance — 9.934 percent, Prosperous Armenia — 3.996 percent. Updated figures indicate that the Prosperous Armenia Party has not passed the electoral threshold, which is 4 percent for parties. The party has requested recounts in several polling stations.