Opposition figure calls on Armenian citizens to sue premier for  slander over election bribes

ArmInfo.  It's important to me that approximately 700,000 Armenian citizens who voted for the opposition rejected Aliyev's Constitution, the surrender of  territories, and the campaign against the Church. This was stated by  Kristine Vardanyan, an MP from the "Armenia" bloc, during a briefing  on June 19, answering journalists' questions.

She also commented on Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's  statement that approximately 70% of citizens who voted for the  opposition were motivated by election bribes. In this regard,  Vardanyan called on voters who supported the opposition to sue the  prime minister for slander and demand financial compensation. "If  there was anyone who exploited administrative resources and  distributed bribes, including state ones, it was Nikol Pashinyan,"  she said.

Responding to a question about whether the "Armenia" bloc was upset  by the fact that its political force received fewer votes in the  parliamentary elections compared to 2021, the MP noted that the fact  that the opposition front as a whole received greater support than  any single political force was far more important.

"Yes, we received more votes in 2021 because, roughly speaking, we  were the only alternative. If you think we're upset that we're no  longer the only alternative and that having a choice in the  opposition field allowed us to increase the number of votes for the  opposition by 200,000, even at the expense of our own, then I'm only  happy. Even if our votes are fewer, the overall number of supporters  and the support for the opposition will be greater," the MP said.