Anti-Corruption Committee uncovers new vote-buying case

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Committee has announced the discovery of a new alleged vote-buying scheme, stating that factual evidence was obtained indicating that several residents of Ararat Province demanded money from representatives of the Strong Armenia Party’s Masis community office in exchange for voting for the party in the parliamentary elections and recruiting additional supporters.

A criminal proceeding has been initiated by the Anti-Corruption Committee in connection with the incident.

Several individuals have been detained, and investigative and procedural actions have been carried out.

A new audio recording related to the case has also been released.

On June 14, the final results of the June 7 parliamentary elections were published. The Civil Contract party received 726,819 votes, or 49.7456 percent. Strong Armenia received 340,006 votes, or 23.2710 percent, while the Hayastan Alliance secured 144,983 votes, or 9.9231 percent. The Prosperous Armenia Party failed to pass the 4 percent threshold, receiving 58,287 votes, or 3.9893 percent.

Civil Contract will hold 64 parliamentary seats, including three allocated to representatives of national minorities. Strong Armenia will have 29 seats, including one seat for an Assyrian representative, while the Hayastan Alliance will hold 12 seats.