The Prosecutor General’s Office has submitted a motion to the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) seeking authorization to initiate criminal proceedings against Robert Kocharyan, leader of the Hayastan Alliance and a parliamentary candidate, according to Radar Armenia.

The Prosecutor General’s Office has also requested permission to initiate criminal proceedings against Asatur Kocharyan and Ruslan Barseghyan, who are likewise candidates on the Hayastan Alliance electoral list.

No further details regarding the grounds for the request were provided in the report.

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 won 340,006 votes, or 23.2710 percent, while the Hayastan Alliance received 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 seats in parliament, including three seats allocated to representatives of national minorities. Strong Armenia will have 29 seats, including one seat reserved for an Assyrian representative, while the Hayastan Alliance will hold 12 seats.