Pro-Russian opposition party calls for Armenian election result annulment
Key takeaways
- Strong Armenia claims that Sunday’s election – which Moscow was accused of seeking to influence – was marred by ‘voting irregularities’.
- The ruling party, which has bolstered ties with Western countries since coming to power in 2018, won 49.8 percent of votes.
- The annulment call came despite Russia’s obvious efforts to influence the race.
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Strong Armenia claims that Sunday’s election – which Moscow was accused of seeking to influence – was marred by ‘voting irregularities’.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Billionaire Russian-Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan, leader of the Strong Armenia party, after voting in Yerevan on June 7 2026 [Karen Minasyan/AFP]By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and Reuters Published On 12 Jun 202612 Jun 2026The pro-Russian Strong Armenia party has called on Armenia’s election commission to annul Sunday’s parliamentary election result due to “voting irregularities”.
The opposition alliance’s Aram Vardevanyan told reporters in the capital Yerevan that the petition was submitted on Friday, alleging that the victory claimed by incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s governing Civil Contract party should not be allowed to stand, despite the huge margin.