The Strong Armenia party has submitted an application to the Central Election Commission (CEC) demanding that the results of the June 7 elections be declared invalid.

“In the application, we presented the large-scale electoral violations that occurred both before election day and on the day of voting. We emphasized the repressive actions that took place, the abuse of administrative resources, and hate speech,” Strong Armenia representative Aram Vardevanyan told reporters after submitting the application to the CEC, according to Aysor.am.

According to him, when considering the request to invalidate the election results, the Central Election Commission is also obliged to address the issue of holding a repeat vote.

“The grounds for a repeat vote are very clear. If the results of the polling stations declared invalid affect the overall election outcome, then a repeat vote becomes mandatory,” Vardevanyan said.

He also noted that the application will be reviewed on June 14, while the results of recounts will be finalized before then.

Vardevanyan stated that developments are taking place which, in his assessment, are incompatible with the principles of a democratic society, Panorama.am reports.

“Things are happening that should not occur in a democratic society,” he said.

Responding to a question about why the Strong Armenia alliance is applying to the Central Election Commission before appealing to the Constitutional Court, Vardevanyan explained the reasoning.

“You know, if a party does not submit an application to the CEC seeking the invalidation of election results, that could become an argument for the respondent side in the Constitutional Court—namely the CEC—to invoke, because the legislation ultimately grants the CEC the authority to invalidate election results. We are exercising that right,” he said.

According to the lawyer, the application has been submitted, and the CEC is obliged to examine it within the framework of the entire electoral process, since that process began on February 7, 2026.

After filing the application, Vardevanyan noted that complaints regarding hate speech and the abuse of administrative resources had previously been submitted to the CEC, but, according to him, the commission remained inactive. He added that Strong Armenia had appealed to the Administrative Court and that court rulings have already documented the relevant issues.

“In other words, these are not merely our value judgments; they are circumstances recorded in judicial acts,” Vardevanyan said.

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

Late on June 11, the Central Election Commission decided to invalidate the voting results at polling stations No. 10/51 and 35/65. As a result, Prosperous Armenia lost a total of 213 votes, reducing its chances of surpassing the 4% threshold needed to enter parliament.