"Country to Live" considers the government formed  on results of  parliamentary elections in Armenia illegitimate

ArmInfo. Approximately 130,000 citizens who participated in the regular parliamentary elections in Armenia on June 7 chose the ruling Civil Contract party under duress, trying to escape personal, financial, social,  psychological, and other issues. This is how the "Country to Live"  party  responded to the preliminary vote count results on its  Facebook page.

The party recalled that the parliamentary elections in Armenia were  marked by numerous violations of the Electoral Code and essentially  do not reflect the will of the people. "Throughout the election  campaign and in the preceding months, government officials exerted  pressure on voters through dismissals, arrests, and other threats,  particularly against those who personally or whose family members  were in any way involved in the opposition's electoral activities.  Opposition candidates and those responsible for campaign headquarters  were unjustifiably arrested, detained, and summoned for lengthy  interrogations with the aim of ousting them from the electoral  process," the party asserts.

Furthermore, the party noted that although government officials were  on vacation, they continued to speak in official positions during the  election campaign, indirectly fulfilling their duties. "The Public  Television of Armenia (PTA) systematically campaigned against  opposition forces during and before the election campaign, repeating  the propaganda messages of pro-government online publications. On  election day, pressure was exerted on voters' free choice at and near  many polling stations, in the presence of government representatives.  Although the voting process itself at the polling stations was  largely legal, according to our analysis and estimates, at least  130,000 citizens who participated in the elections chose the ruling  party under duress, avoiding personal, financial, social,  psychological, and other problems," the "Country to Live"party   reported.

It was noted that these violations were also recorded by the OSCE  observation mission. They had a significant impact on the election  results. "Had the elections been free and fair, the ruling party  would not have been able to secure a majority of seats. Therefore,  the "Country to Live" party considers the government formed based on  the results of the parliamentary elections illegitimate," the party  concluded.