Saghatelyan:  "Armenia" Bloc planning to appeal parliamentary  election results  to  Constitutional Court

ArmInfo.The "Armenia" Bloc, led by second president Robert Kocharyan, intends to appeal the results of the June 7 parliamentary elections to the Constitutional Court, as stated by Ishkhan Saghatelyan, a representative of the ARF Supreme Body and an MP from the "Armenia" bloc, at a press conference in Yerevan on June 9.

Saghatelyan noted that recounts are still underway at several polling  stations. The MP noted that there are discrepancies between the  tallies at individual polling stations and the data subsequently  published by the Central Electoral Commission (CEC). "That is, there  are protocols from each polling station that present one set of data,  and then there are the Central Election Commission's data that don't  match them. Our team is currently working on this," the MP noted.

The opposition member stated that the elections were conducted under  intense pressure and lacked free and fair conditions, citing numerous  documented incidents. "We intend to appeal the election results to  the Constitutional Court once the Central Election Commission  publishes the final outcomes," the opposition member emphasized. "We  are fully aware of the court's composition and the restrictions the  judges face under the current government. However, our actions will  remain aligned with the broader logic of our struggle. While we share  the public's concerns, our decisions are guided by a calm, analytical  assessment of the situation rather than emotion."

Saghatelyan also expressed his conviction that the opposition must  reach a unified decision under the current circumstances. He alleged  that deliberate efforts are being made to block a third opposition  force— Gagik Tsarukyan's Prosperous Armenia Party—from entering  parliament. 

"The resolution of this issue is critical for two reasons,"  Saghatelyan explained. "First, we must do everything possible to  thwart these illegal actions. Second, we must prevent the ruling  Civil Contract party from obtaining a three-fifths constitutional  majority in parliament."

The Armenia bloc MP suggested that other opposition factions would  likely take a similar approach, though the exact strategy remains  undecided. "It is still unclear whether we will move forward as a  united front or if each political force will act independently. A  final decision will be made once all calculations are finalized and  internal discussions are concluded," he stated.