CEC approves motions against two more candidates

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) has adopted a number of decisions.

The CEC approved motions submitted by the prosecutor to initiate criminal proceedings against Asatur Kocharyan (Hayastan Alliance) and Ashot Yeghiazaryan (Strong Armenia Alliance), as well as to authorize their deprivation of liberty.

Earlier, it became known that the CEC had approved the prosecutor’s motion seeking consent to launch criminal proceedings against Ruslan Barseghyan, a parliamentary candidate from the Armenia Alliance, and to place him in custody.

The CEC has also granted consent for criminal proceedings to be initiated against Robert Kocharyan.

On June 14, the final results of the June 7 parliamentary elections were published. Civil Contract received 726,819 votes, or 49.7456 percent; Strong Armenia won 340,006 votes, or 23.2710 percent; and the Hayastan Alliance secured 144,983 votes, or 9.9231 percent. Prosperous Armenia Party failed to pass the 4 percent electoral threshold and will not enter parliament, having received 58,287 votes, or 3.9893 percent.

Civil Contract will hold 64 seats (including three seats 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.