National Democratic Pole: Nikol Pashinyan`s government lacks  political legitimacy

ArmInfo. The snap parliamentary elections have once again confirmed that the current anti-national regime is prepared to resort to any despicable measure to prolong its own power and complete the process of destroying  statehood, as noted in a statement by the Council of the National  Democratic Pole (NDP) posted on its Facebook page.

The Council unequivocally and categorically rejects and does not  recognize the results of the June 7 parliamentary elections.  The  statement  claims the vote was severely compromised by systemic  irregularities, alleging widespread fraud, the abuse of state  administrative resources, and an atmosphere of intimidation,  coercion, and violence directed at citizens. According to the NDP,  these pervasive violations at polling stations effectively prevented  the Armenian electorate from freely expressing its political will.

"The Armenian people have not given the current regime a mandate to  govern the country," the NDP statement read. "Therefore, the National  Democratic Pole declares: Nikol Pashinyan is a self-proclaimed prime  minister, and the government he has formed lacks any legitimacy and  does not represent the will or interests of the Armenian people."

It is noted that NDP will not seek legal recourse to contest the  outcome, as any potential appeals are futile.  "The Pole considers  initiatives to challenge the election results in the Constitutional  Court to be pointless," the alliance noted. "The Constitutional  Court, like the entire judicial system, is an obedient body  controlled by the incumbent government; expecting justice from it is  naive."

Concluding its statement, the NDP called for a shift toward civil  disobedience, asserting that formal institutional channels are no  longer viable. "In the current situation, the only way to safeguard  national statehood is through nationwide resistance and the immediate  removal of this regime from power. The National Democratic Pole  continues its uncompromising struggle to build a truly sovereign and  democratic Armenia."