Armenia · elections · court (армения · выборы · суд)
Opposition political blocs 'Strong Armenia' and 'Armenia', as well as parties 'Wings of Unity', 'Democracy, Law, Discipline', 'Prosperous Armenia', 'Alliance of Defenders of Democracy in the Name of the Republic', and 'New Force', appealed election results.
Consensus
- The Constitutional Court of Armenia rejected requests from opposition political groups to annul the results of parliamentary elections held on June 7, 2024.
- The court upheld the decision of the Central Election Commission (CIC) regarding the election outcomes.
- Seven political forces filed lawsuits challenging the election results, which were consolidated into a single case.
- The Constitutional Court began considering these cases on June 26, 2024.
- The official results announced by the CIC on June 14 showed that the ruling party 'Civil Contract' led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received over 49.7% of votes.
- Two opposition blocs, 'Strong Armenia' and 'Armenia,' also passed the 4% threshold to enter parliament.
Points of divergence
- The party 'Prosperous Armenia' (Gagik Tsarukyan) initially claimed it had surpassed the 4% threshold but was later confirmed by the CIC to have received only 3.996% of votes. — kommersant
- The party 'Prosperous Armenia' (Gagik Tsarukyan) did not reach the required 4% threshold for parliamentary representation according to official CIC data. — vesti
- The opposition blocs 'Strong Armenia' and 'Armenia' were considered by the court as political forces that had passed the 4% threshold, although they did not win enough votes for a majority in parliament. — interfax
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