CEC Chairperson: Power outages cannot in any way affect either voting  results or vote count 

ArmInfo.Power outages cannot in any way affect either the voting results or the tabulation process.  Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Vahagn Hovakimyan made this statement at a press conference on June 7.

He also noted that each polling station was provided with two special  LED lamps capable of providing illumination for 10 hours.

Furthermore, the CEC Chairperson emphasized that the devices used at  polling stations do not require a power supply for their full  operation, as they are battery-powered. He also noted that the CCTV  cameras installed at polling stations, which broadcast live events,  are also powered by an independent power supply.  "Even if we can't  see the video due to a power outage, the audio recording will still  be available. This means that everything that happens will be  recorded, and if a signal is received about a violation or a problem  at a particular polling station, we will be able to fully replay the  events and understand exactly what happened," Hovakimyan said.

As a reminder, of the 2,503,976 eligible citizens of Armenia,  1,476,597 took part in the vote. Thus, the turnout was 58.97%.

Since the morning of June 7, observers, commission members, and media  representatives have been recording numerous violations of the  electoral process. Furthermore, emergency power outages have been  recorded today at dozens of addresses in Yerevan, as well as in the  villages of Zovuni, Yeghvard, Artimet, Arinj, and the city of Gyumri.  This is not the first time that the country has experienced sudden  power outages on election day. Thus, during the snap parliamentary  elections in June 2021, power was also cut off across half the  country at 8:00 PM after the polling stations closed.