National Democratic Pole Party urges citizens and political forces in  Armenia to prevent power grab and establishment of dictatorship 

ArmInfo.The National Democratic Pole Party (NDP) has called on citizens and political forces in Armenia to prevent  a flagrant violation of law and  democracy, and through joint efforts, thwart steps toward a seizure  of power and the establishment of a dictatorship in the country. 

According to a statement received by ArmInfo, the party was  responding to the preliminary results of the regular parliamentary  elections in Armenia, held on June 7, according to which Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract Party received the most  votes. Meanwhile, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) noted that on  June 8 at around 2:00 AM—just a few hours after the conclusion of  voting—Pashinyan declared that his party had already won, despite the  fact that the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Armenia had  calculated and published data representing only 10% of the total vote  at that moment.

"At around 2:00 AM, when the CEC of Armenia had published data for  only 10% of the participating voters—amounting to roughly 145,000  votes, of which data from six polling stations in Yerevan constituted  a mere 3,350 votes—Nikol Pashinyan, who holds the office of Prime  Minister, declared that his party had won the election and secured a  majority. Furthermore, he began claiming that his party had received  more votes than in the previous parliamentary elections," the NDP  noted in its statement.

This statement, as the political force noted, came at a time when the  main election results had not yet been summarized, reports of  violations during the electoral process had not yet been  investigated, and the processes for possible appeals and recounts had  not yet been completed. Moreover, the body constitutionally empowered  to announce the final election results, the Central Election  Commission, had not yet issued any official conclusion. "Meanwhile,  the authority to determine and publish election results in the  Republic belongs exclusively to the CEC. No official has the right to  provide a definitive assessment of the people's will or to announce  election results at their own discretion. The citizens of the  Republic of Armenia are the sole representatives of the people's  will, and election results can only be certified in accordance with  the procedure established by law," the political force emphasized.

 In this regard, the NDP condemned this practice during the  parliamentary elections in Armenia and noted that it views it as yet  another anti-democratic step aimed at undermining the authority of  state institutions, exerting pressure on the electoral process, and  maintaining power. "We call on the citizens and political forces of  Armenia to prevent such a flagrant violation of the law and  democracy, and to jointly prevent this step toward a seizure of power  and the establishment of a dictatorship in Armenia. The Republic of  Armenia is not the private property of a single individual, and the  voice of the people cannot be pre- emptively privatized as a trophy  by one man," the NDP concluded.