Six political forces that participated in the June 7 elections have issued a joint statement saying that Armenia’s parliamentary elections were conducted under conditions that “fundamentally call into question the free, fair and competitive nature of the electoral process.”

The statement says the election results do not reflect the true will of the people or the actual outcome of the vote. It further argues that “full responsibility for any future escalation of the situation in the country rests entirely with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his administration.”

“We, the undersigned political forces, state that throughout the entire electoral process — including the pre-election period and election day — systemic and organized violations occurred that had a significant impact on voters’ free expression of will, the maintenance of fair political competition, and public trust in electoral institutions. The current administration also demonstrated clear violations of the principles of electoral law.

In particular:

Widespread use of administrative resources and pressure

Across the country, the intensive involvement of state and municipal officials, as well as the resources of those institutions, educational and healthcare establishments, and security structures in political processes undermined equal competitive conditions. Pressure exerted on public sector employees, along with threats of dismissal and legal prosecution, created an atmosphere of dependency incompatible with the constitutional principle of free elections.

Political persecution and arrests

The election campaign was accompanied by a wave of political persecution targeting opposition figures, activists, and supporters. The authorities allegedly employed unjustified arrests and detentions aimed at isolating public figures enjoying public trust and disrupting organizational work with opposition voters. According to the statement, such actions took on a systemic character and were carried out particularly during the campaign period to create a climate of fear.

Deliberate obstruction of opposition campaign headquarters

On the eve of voting and on election day, June 7, law enforcement agencies allegedly carried out widespread actions that paralyzed the work of opposition election headquarters. Searches, disruptions to normal operations through what the statement describes as unjustified legal actions, and the detention of organizers were allegedly intended to neutralize mechanisms for monitoring the electoral process.

Misuse of information and media resources

Public, pro-government, and even state media resources were allegedly used throughout the campaign to discredit the opposition, undermine the presumption of innocence, deepen social divisions, and spread hate speech. The suppression of dissenting views in the information sphere, according to the statement, violated constitutional norms governing equal political competition.

Vote counting and selective invalidation of polling station results

The statement claims that numerous polling stations recorded cases of arbitrary alteration of voting results and the use of other unlawful mechanisms at certain locations. According to the authors, these actions affected the election outcome and the distribution of votes among political forces. The statement also alleges that the head of the ruling administration directly intervened in processes related to election results before the publication of official figures.

Therefore, we declare:

The official election data presented do not reflect the genuine will of the people or the actual results of the elections. Under such conditions, the recorded outcome cannot serve as a basis for forming a legitimate government enjoying the confidence of the majority of citizens.

Full responsibility for any future escalation of the situation in the country rests entirely with Nikol Pashinyan and his administration.

We will continue to act exclusively within the framework of the Constitution, the law, and democratic principles, defending citizens’ right to free expression of will and the fundamental values of the statehood and democracy of the Republic of Armenia. Our future decisions and actions will be guided solely by these realities,” the statement reads.

The statement was signed by the Strong Armenia Alliance, the Armenia Alliance, the Prosperous Armenia party, the Bright Armenia party, the Armenian National Congress party, and the National Democratic Pole party.

On June 14, the final results of the June 7 parliamentary elections were published. Civil Contract received 726,819 votes, or 49.7456%; Strong Armenia won 340,006 votes, or 23.2710%; and the Armenia Alliance secured 144,983 votes, or 9.9231%. The Prosperous Armenia party failed to pass the 4% threshold, receiving 58,287 votes, or 3.9893%.

Civil Contract will hold 64 seats in parliament, including three seats reserved for national minority representatives. Strong Armenia will receive 29 seats, including one seat for an Assyrian representative, while the Armenia Alliance will receive 12 seats.