Snap parliamentary elections 20.06.2021. Updates
22:16 - 23 June, 2021

Snap parliamentary elections 20.06.2021. Updates

02:30 - Preliminary data publish by the CEC at the moment. 

"Civil contract" party - 58.19% (198 586 votes)

"Armenia" (Hayastan) bloc - 18.71% (63 847 votes)

"I have the honor" bloc - 5.36% (18 308 votes)

"Prosperous Armenia" party - 4.78% (16 323 votes)

 

00:24 - Preliminary data from 168 polling stations. 

"Civil contract" party - 61.70% (21 423 votes)

"Armenia" (Hayastan) bloc - 17.66% (6 131 votes)

"I have the honor" bloc - 5․26% (1 828 votes)

"Prosperous Armenia" party - 5․32% (1 848 votes)

 

23:49 - Preliminary data from 129 polling stations. 

"Civil contract" party - 61.63%

"Armenia" (Hayastan) bloc - 17.87%

"I have the honor" bloc - 5․88%

"Prosperous Armenia" party - 5․05%

 

23:22 - The Central Electoral Commission has published preliminary data received from 80 polling stations.

"Civil contract" party - 58․04%

"Armenia" (Hayastan) bloc - 28.01%

"I have the honor" bloc - 5․66%

"Prosperous Armenia" party - 5․11%

 

22:23 - A total of 650 voters (diplomats accredited to foreign countries) were eligible to cast their ballot electronically, of which 500 participated in the election, and 45 ballots were invalid.

 

 

21:15 - As of 20:00, according to preliminary data, out of 2 593 572 citizens eligible to vote, 1 281 174 citizens or 49.4% of voters took part in the voting. [Tigran Mukuchyan, the Chairman of the CEC]

 

21:10 - Out of 109 726 citizens eligible to vote, 66 252 citizens or 60․38% of voters took part in the voting in Syunik province.

Out of 46 620 citizens eligible to vote, 26 132 citizens or 56․05% of voters took part in the voting in Vayots Dzor province.

Out of 109 690 citizens eligible to vote, 58 666 citizens or 53․48% of voters took part in the voting in Tavush province.

 

21:09 - Out of 189 527 citizens eligible to vote, 86 173 citizens or 45․47% of voters took part in the voting in Gegharkunik province.

Out of 233 552 citizens eligible to vote, 109 141 citizens or 46.73% of voters took part in the voting in Lori province.

Out of 242 022 citizens eligible to vote, 121 212 citizens or 50․08% of voters took part in the voting in Kotayk province.

Out of 226 763 citizens eligible to vote, 93 510 citizens or 41․24% of voters took part in the voting in Shirak province.

 

21:06 - Out of 117 472 citizens eligible to vote, 58 737 citizens or 50% of voters took part in the voting in Aragatsotn province.

Out of 223 360 citizens eligible to vote, 113 625 citizens or 50․87% of voters took part in the voting in Ararat province.

Out of 235 840  citizens eligible to vote, 104 880 citizens or 44․47% of voters took part in the voting in Armavir province.

 

21:03 - Out of 859 000 citizens eligible to vote, 442 846 citizens or 51.55% of voters took part in the voting in Yerevan.

 

20:49 - In general, 1 billion 370 million 673 thousand 654.5 AMD was paid by all parties and party alliances, of which 1 billion 169 million 256 thousand 822.4 drams was spent. The balance is 201 million 416 thousand 832.1 drams. [Tigran Babikyan, the head of the CEC Control and Audit Service]

 

20:37 - The observers of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly mission didn′t record any serious violations during the first 9 hours of voting in the snap parliamentary elections in Armenia. This was reported to TASS by Igor Komarovskiy, the coordinator of the mission. According to him the electoral process was quite calm as of 5:00 pm. 

 

20:05 - The time provided for holding snap parliamentary elections has ended. All active polling stations must be closed. Only the citizens who entered the polling station before 8:00 pm can continue.

 

19:52 - As of 19:00 on June 20, the office of the Human Rights Defender received 145 calls and applications related to the election process, 941 publications in social media and mass media were studied.

 

18:00 - As of 17:00, out of 2 593 572 citizens eligible to vote, 989 972 citizens or 38.17% of voters took part in the voting. [Armen Smbatyan, Secretary of the CEC]

 

16:46 - Hrant Bagratyan, the leader of the "Freedom" (Azatutyun) party voted in the snap parliamentary elections. Bagratyan stated that he had voted for change. He sees the future of Armenia as he wrote in their program. "We came to save the homeland. This is the frontline. This is a war that we will win. We are not a losing type," says Bagratyan. 

 

15:27 - I observe the elections in Yerevan, people are actively coming to vote, all the parties running in the elections are represented at the polling stations and information about the candidates is available to citizens. The elections are held calmly, no violations were registered.[Russian Senator Vadim Dengin]

 

15:26 - As of 14:00, out of 2 593 572 citizens eligible to vote, 695 626 citizens or 26.82% of voters took part in the voting. [Silva Markosyan, member of the CEC]

 

14:57 - Karin Tonoyan, the leader of the" 5165 "movement took part in the voting. The PM candidate of the party voted for the Armenian and Armenia. 

 

14:53 - I voted for sovereign Armenia, for the Armenia that Aram Manukyan, Garegin Nzhdeh, Monte Melkonyan, Leonid Azgaldyan, Robert Abajyan and thousands of boys of our last war dreamed of. [Vahe Gasparyan, PM candidate of the "National Democratic Pole" party]

 

14:52 - Narine Martirosyan, the 3rd number on the electoral list of the "Sovereign Armenia" party, was detained after leaving the polling station. I recently contacted her and she said they had apologized for what had happened. We condemn such unprofessional behvior of law enforcement agencies. [Davit Sanasaryan, PM candidate of the "Sovereign Armenia" party]

 

14:22 - At the invitation of Armenia the CIS observers started working on May 31. The observation mission is carried out by 96 observers - representatives from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, as well as the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, the CSTO Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, the Russian-Belarusian Union and the CIS staff. "Among them there are many experienced diplomats, deputies, people who participated in many elections. We have formed the CIS observation mission from experienced individuals," the head of the mission assured.

 

14:12 - Tigran Urikhanyan, PM candidate of the "Our Home is Armenia" party, took part in the voting. He stated that if their votes will not be enough for a political majority in parliament and for forming an independent government, then those forces that want to join them will discuss it. 

 

14:09 - Levon Ter-Petrosyan, the first president of the Republic of Armenia and PM candidate of the Armenian National Congress, took part in the voting. He didn‘t answer the questions of journalists.

 

13:50 - I made my choice 33 years ago. I voted for the secure, sovereign, economically developed Republic of Armenia and Artsakh, for the powerful Armenian army and the inviolability of our borders. Since this morning we have been closely following the events and in the afternoon we will make an interim statement and after the voting is over we will make main statement. [Serzh Sargsyan]

 

13:43 - I voted for the republic, as well as for the democratic future of the Republic of Armenia. What is happening in our country is extremely important and essential for the future of our state. We are faced with the choice of existence of the Republic of Armenia. This election will strengthen Armenia's subjectivity. [Arman Babajanyan, PM candidate of the "Shirinyan-Babajanyan" allaince] 

 

13:16 - People should calm down, these are just elections. The people decide anyway. There will be tension, because 3-4 of the 26 parties will pass and the rest will lose. [Samvel Babayan, the PM candidate of the "Liberal" party]

 

13:10 - Our observation mission has been operating here for a month now. And this is clearly a very important day for our mission. We have more than 100 teams that are located all over the country and are conducting monitoring. Following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, this is the first observation mission in which the OSCE/ODIHR is deploying short-term observers. About 200 short-term observers are already deployed here. [Owen Murphy, head of the OSCE/ODIHR observation Mission]

 

12:58 - Those who want to see the EU flag next to the Armenian flag will vote for us. I voted for peace, for development, for everything that fits into the idea of a European Armenia. [Tigran Khzmalyan, leader of the European Party of Armenia]

 

12:47 - I voted for safe homeland, for a strong, developing and prosperous Armenia. Gagik Tsarukyan, the PM candidate of the Prosperous Armenia party, said this in an interview with journalists after voting. When asked whether he is ready to go to rallies if the election results do not satisfy him, Tsarukyan replied that if everything is going in order, then why make a fuss? "If the people didn't want to vote, what should I do?", he said.

 

12:25 -As of 11:00, out of 2 593 572 citizens eligible to vote, 316 291 citizens or 12.2% of voters took part in the voting. [Laura Galstyan, CEC Deputy Chairman]

 

12:19 - The "Civil Contract" party is going tp appeal the decision of the Central Electoral Commission that applied a warning to the PM candidate Nikol Pashinyan. The commission's decision is not reasoned at all. Yesterday the CEC applied a warning against the "Civil Contract" party and Nikol Pashinyan for violating the order of the day of silence. 

 

11:27 - The opposition is not responsible for it (tension after the elections - ed.). The de facto government is responsible for it. I think there will be no post-election developments because the election results will prove who will form the government in Armenia. [Artur Vanetsyan, the PM candidate of the "I Have the Honor" (“Pativ Unem”) alliance]

 

11:25 - Nikol Pashinyan, the acting Prime Minister of Armenia and the PM candidate of the "Civil Contract" party, has just voted. After voting he didn′t respond to the questions of journalists.

 

11:02 - Arman Babajanyan, the PM candidate of the "Shirinyan-Babajanyan" alliance, said that his car was shot at. 

 

10:25 - We are voting for solidarity and to restore peace in the country. We have said that tomorrow is the time to restore internal political solidarity and reconciliation in the country. Of course, it could have been done earlier, but the elections are a chance for us to take that step in this situation. I have high hopes that solidarity and the restoration of peace will not have an alternative for us, because our challenges are much bigger than we imagine. In this sense, we simply have no alternative. We must put aside our small truths for the sake of a greater truth, for the sake of a greater value, which is the state, our statehood. [Edmon Marukyan after voting]

 

10:25 - People who predict some kind of tension think in the logic of old Armenia. It′s impossible to hold fair elections and expect some aggravation. Free and fair elections are a guarantee that we will move to a stable period, there will be more stability from tomorrow. Levon Ter-Petrosyan thinks in the logic of 96, the rest think in the logic of 1998, 2003, 2008. [Armen Grigoryan, the Security Council Secretary]

 

10:10 - Yesterday the Central Electoral Commission warned the "Civil Contract" party and Nikol Pashinyan for violating the order of the day of silence. That measure of responsibility was applied only to this party during the pre-election campaign. ["Armenia" (Hayastan) alliance]

 

09:40 - The voter lists include 2 593 572 voters. 2008 polling stations are set up, 12 of which are in criminal institutions and will open later. The remaining 1.996 polling stations are already open. 8 international and foreign observer organizations with 483 international observers will follow the elections. [Tigran Mukuchyan, the Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission]

 

09:30 - A working group of the Human Rights Defender has been formed to independently monitor the electoral process in both the central and regional offices of Shirak, Gegharkunik, Syunik and Tavush regions. 

 

09:20 - President Armen Sarkissian voted at the polling station located in the building of the Union of Writers.

 

09:05 - All 1996 polling stations are serving voters. At the moment we have no complaints about violations. [Armen Smbatyan, CEC Secretary]

 

08:00 - Since the beginning of this year Nikol Pashinyan has held meetings with representatives of parliamentary and extra-parliamentary political forces. The last meeting was with Gagik Tsarukyan, after which it was announced that snap parliamentary elections will be held on June 20. The pre-election campaign started on June 7 and lasted until June 18. Yesterday was a day of silence. 25 forces are running in the elections including 4 blocs and 22 parties (two parties participate with a joint list).


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