Fraud allegations and vote recount: What’s happening in Armenia after pivotal parliamentary election?

Tamara Ceaikovski

The opposition has sounded the alarm over alleged administrative pressure on voters and has not ruled out street protests Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his pro-EU ruling party Civil Contract claimed a decisive victory in the parliamentary elections on June 7 – but the aftermath has been marred by claims of fraud, with a number of parties demanding a recount. According to the Central Election Commission (CEC), the Civil Contract party captured 49.81% of the vote. The Strong Armenia