Armenian Revival Party not to contest election results
03.04.2017,
17:52
The Armenian Revival Party, the successor to the former National Security Council Secretary Artur Baghdasaryan's Country of Law Party (Orinats Yerkir), thanked today all those 58,000 citizens who voted for it in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, appreciating their "principled position and integrity."
YEREVAN, April 3. /ARKA/. The Armenian Revival Party, the successor to the former National Security Council Secretary Artur Baghdasaryan's Country of Law Party (Orinats Yerkir), thanked today all those 58,000 citizens who voted for it in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, appreciating their "principled position and integrity."
According to the preliminary results, announced by the Central Election Commission, this party received 3.71% of the votes, not sufficient to enter parliament.
"The election showed a large-scale use of administrative resource, active involvement of semi-criminal and oligarchic groups in the electoral processes, and the massive vote buying, which all had a decisive influence on the election results," the party said in the statement.
The party said it is not going to contest the election results, nor take part in any post-election protests and rallies.
Five parties and four electoral blocs ran in yesterday’s vote, with at least 101 parliamentary seats up for grabs under a system of proportional representation. A party needs to clear a five-per cent threshold to be represented in parliament, while an electoral bloc — an entity made up of several parties — needs to garner at least seven per cent of the vote. The voter turnout was 60.96%,
According to the preliminary data, released by the Central Election Commission, the ruling Republican Party of Armenia received 49.12 percent of the votes while the opposition Tsarukyan Alliance led by wealthy businessman Gagik Tsarukyan gathered 27.32 percent. The Armenian Revolutionary Federation/ Dashnaktsutyun (ARF) had 6.57 percent and the opposition bloc Yelk (Way Out) 7.77 percent, enough for both to enter parliament. -0-
According to the preliminary results, announced by the Central Election Commission, this party received 3.71% of the votes, not sufficient to enter parliament.
"The election showed a large-scale use of administrative resource, active involvement of semi-criminal and oligarchic groups in the electoral processes, and the massive vote buying, which all had a decisive influence on the election results," the party said in the statement.
The party said it is not going to contest the election results, nor take part in any post-election protests and rallies.
Five parties and four electoral blocs ran in yesterday’s vote, with at least 101 parliamentary seats up for grabs under a system of proportional representation. A party needs to clear a five-per cent threshold to be represented in parliament, while an electoral bloc — an entity made up of several parties — needs to garner at least seven per cent of the vote. The voter turnout was 60.96%,
According to the preliminary data, released by the Central Election Commission, the ruling Republican Party of Armenia received 49.12 percent of the votes while the opposition Tsarukyan Alliance led by wealthy businessman Gagik Tsarukyan gathered 27.32 percent. The Armenian Revolutionary Federation/ Dashnaktsutyun (ARF) had 6.57 percent and the opposition bloc Yelk (Way Out) 7.77 percent, enough for both to enter parliament. -0-
