ArmInfo.  Official data from the  Central Election Commission, when compared with actual protocols from local polling stations, reveas the mechanics of large-scale falsifications in the recent elections. A re-verification of the figures, published today, demonstrates exactly how the ruling party's result was manufactured. This opinion was expressed by Benjamin Matevosyan, a well-known political observer at the  Politeconomy Research  Institute.

ArmInfo.  Today, the political forces that entered parliament—that is, those supported by our people—must make a decision, and we must all abide by that decision, as stated by Serzh Sargsyan, the third president of Armenia and head of the Republican Party.

ArmInfo.  Gohar Meloyan, a member of the Strong Armenia bloc and a legal expert, has presented the main violations recorded by her team in the run-up to and during the regular parliamentary elections in Armenia on June 7.

ArmInfo.  Yerevan will host the two-day Nordic Days Festival, which will bring the spirit of the Nordic countries – Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, to Armenia.

ArmInfo.  Even OSCE observers have recorded numerous violations during the Armenian parliamentary elections, according to political scientist Artur  Khachikyan, a PhD in Political Science from Stanford University. 

ArmInfo.  Edmon Marukyan, leader of the Bright Armenia party, has accused the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of manipulating vote tallies and omitting his party's votes across multiple polling stations. As evidence, Marukyan presented vote count protocols from several locations within  Armenia's Gegharkunik region.

ArmInfo.  As of 10:00 AM on June 8, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) Operations Center, which dialed 112 and the 87-67 hotline, received 619 calls about possible violations during voting in the parliamentary elections in Armenia, both informational and subject to investigation.

ArmInfo. According to the Central Electoral Commission, as of 6:30 AM on June 8, Armenia's ruling Civil Contract party received 50.86% (414,608) of the votes cast.

ArmInfo.Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) Vahagn Hovakimyan presented preliminary  data on the voting results in Yerevan and ten regions of Armenia.

ArmInfo.As of 8:00 PM on June 7, 59 criminal cases have been opened by the Investigative Committee  of Armenia for alleged election-related violations. This was reported by the agency's press service.

ArmInfo. Vardashen Prison inmates voted most for Samvel Karapetyan's "Strong Armenia" bloc, PARA TV  reports.

ArmInfo. The Public Television of Armenia (PTA) broadcast propaganda in favor of the "Civil Contract" party for approximately 40 minutes. This was stated by Gegham Manukyan, a member of the Armenian parliament from the opposition "Armenia" faction, in a video posted on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo.  The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Armenia and the Human Rights Defender's (Ombudsman) Office have released updates regarding calls received and violations recorded during the parliamentary elections.

ArmInfo.  As of 11:00 AM on June 7, a total of 53 reports concerning alleged violations during the parliamentary elections in Armenia have been received.  According to information received by ArmInfo  from the press service of the  Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Armenia, a total of 17 calls  were placed to the MIA Operational Management Center's emergency  number (112) and the dedicated hotline (87-67).

ArmInfo.  Armenian citizens are actively participating in the elections: during the first hours of polling stations, voter turnout reached 187,917, as stated by  by  Gohar Meloyan, a representative of the Strong Armenia party,  co-founder of the International Center for the Development of  Parliamentarism, and an expert in constitutional law.

ArmInfo.  Ameriabank and the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO) have signed a EUR 120 million loan agreement during the EBRD Annual Meeting held in Riga, Latvia.

ArmInfo. The Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia has initiated a criminal case against the late former director of the National Security Service (NSS) of the  Republic, Gorik Hakobyan, and four other agency employees regarding  the events of March 1, 2008.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, about 50% of respondents are ready to take to the streets if the parliamentary elections are rigged. This is according to the "Wrong Blue" poll conducted by the consulting company MPG.

ArmInfo.The Armenian Prosecutor's Office has filed a lawsuit with the Administrative Court demanding that the government's decision to alienate the Ararat  Cement Plant (later Ararat Cement Plant) be declared invalid due to a number of circumstances related to the privatization process.

ArmInfo.   Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was found guilty and convicted across three Armenian court instances for the events of March 1, 2008, before being acquitted under strange circumstances by a ruling from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).  Robert Kocharyan, the second president of Armenia and the prime ministerial candidate from the  Armenia bloc, made this statement during interview with Armenia TV  channel.