Armenia's Constitutional Court upholds disputed June election results
Court closes last door on Armenia’s election fight
Armenia's Constitutional Court on July 4 rejected petitions from seven opposition parties and upheld results from the June 7 parliamentary election, closing the final legal avenue to contest the vote. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract party secured 64 seats, including a three-fifths majority.
The ruling centered on whether the Prosperous Armenia party crossed the 4% threshold. The Central Electoral Commission annulled results from three polling stations citing Election Day violations, preventing Prosperous Armenia from reaching the threshold. The commission refused a revote, citing concerns about "tactical voting." A Yerevan court had indicated a revote should occur.
The court's decision drew scrutiny given its composition: Pashinyan's government restructured the court in 2020, removing judges perceived as obstacles. The judges now serving were appointed during Civil Contract's parliamentary dominance.
