At the June 13 sitting, the RA Central Electoral Commission examined the applications of Edgar Ghazaryan and Naira Zohrabyan for the invalidation of Nikol Pashinyan's registration as a PM candidate and the invalidation of the "Civil Contract" party's electoral list. CEC rejected both of the applications noting that they were submitted by an incompetent structure.
During a meeting with the voters in Noyemberyan the leader of the "Armenia" alliance Robert Kocharyan stated that the current government no longer exists, and it is just a ghost trying to repeat the success of misleading the people. "Since they have nothing to say and there's no result of work, they attack others and put the blame for the failures on them, " said Kocharyan.
During a meeting with residents within the framework of the election campaign in Yeghvard, PM candidate Nikol Pashinyan talked about the return process of the POWs. "Yesterday there was a celebration in Armenia related to the return of 15 Armenian POWs, meanwhile for the opposition, there was mourning. 15 families are happy again. And now we are talking not only about the return of 15 POWs but also about the revival of the process of returning the POWs," Pashinyan said.
The cancellation of the November 9 document means a new war. The leader of the "Bright Armenia" party Edmon Marukyan said this in a conversation with journalists during the campaign in Nor Nork. "If Armenia had the potential for a new war, I think the invasion of Syunik could turn into a war. But we are going through the way of negotiations," Marukyan said. Referring to the talks on providing a corridor to Azerbaijan and unblocking the roads, Marukyan said that Armenia has no alternative to unblocking. "The corridor is excluded, no, it should not be given," stated Marukyan.
During a pre-election campaign meeting of the “I Have Honor” ("Pativ Unem") alliance in the Arabkir district of Yerevan, Armenia's 3rd president Serzh Sargsyan declared that during his administration there was no talk about enclaves at all. "Since I held offices that allowed me to have sufficient information during the administrations of the two former presidents, I declare that no authorities of Armenia have ever discussed such an issue. Let the current leader of Armenia show a document on this," Sargsyan added.
The funds presented by all the candidates nominated by the "I Have Honor" alliance together make 5 billion 483 million 592 thousand AMD. Mihran Poghosyan has declared the largest amount of money among the candidates nominated by the alliance's pre-election list. Poghosyan's funds at the time of the declaration amounted to 581 million 800 thousand AMD.
During the pre-election campaign in Gyumri the leader of the "Bright Armenia" party, PM candidate Edmon Marukyan said without consolidation, resources will be spent to destroy each other. "Our strongest message is consolidation. Everyone has good plans, but without consolidation, no important program will be implemented, for there will be no potential," said Marukyan.
Armenia’s Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan has issued a statement where he calls to stop mocking citizens expressing their opinion on elections. "This vicious phenomenon is very worrying, as it indicates the polarization of the society, as well as the unacceptably high level of intolerance. Therefore, I call to stop this, and all political forces participating in the election campaign must take action, including urging their supporters to refrain from insults, swearing, and hate speech. One of the main tasks of this election is to restore solidarity in the country and ensure the rule of law, and not deepen the polarization and intolerance," he wrote.
The representative of the "I Have Honor" ("Pativ Unem") alliance Davit Harutyunyan doesn't exclude the idea of forming a coalition with the "Armenia" alliance. He expressed the statement during an interview with "Azatutyun". "One thing is clear, all the prudent political forces have very clearly stated that there can be no cooperation with the force led by Pashinyan. And it is obvious because they were not involved in politics. The rest will be decided after the election results," he said. Haruntyunyan added that they should talk about alliances in the next round, after the elections.
The Special Investigation Service of Armenia reports that the court has granted the motion to remand in custody a representative and an MP candidate of a political party running in the snap parliamentary elections. According to the available information, the latter has given bribes to voters in the Gavar region in the form of food to vote for the party.
#armvote2021. Daily News Digest [13.06.2021]
20:30 - 13 June, 2021CEC has made decisions on Pashinyan's registration and invalidation of the "Civil Contract" party's electoral list
19:36 - 13 June, 2021Snap parliamentary elections 2021: election campaign day 7. Updates
15:55 - 13 June, 2021Robert Kocharyan says the current government no longer exists, it is just trying to repeat the success of misleading people
12:45 - 13 June, 2021Pashinyan claims the process of returning the POWs has revived
12:40 - 13 June, 2021Edmon Marukyan thinks if Armenia had the potential for a new war, the invasion of Syunik could turn into a war
12:05 - 13 June, 2021Serzh Sargsyan declares there was no talk about enclaves during his administration
11:15 - 13 June, 2021Financial means of MP candidates: Part Three ["I Have Honor" alliance]
23:03 - 12 June, 2021Edmon Marukyan claims their strongest message is consolidation
20:14 - 12 June, 2021#armvote2021. Daily News Digest [12.06.2021]
20:00 - 12 June, 2021#armvote2021. Daily News Digest [13.06.2021]
20:30 - 13 June, 2021CEC has made decisions on Pashinyan's registration and invalidation of the "Civil Contract" party's electoral list
19:36 - 13 June, 2021Snap parliamentary elections 2021: election campaign day 7. Updates
15:55 - 13 June, 2021Robert Kocharyan says the current government no longer exists, it is just trying to repeat the success of misleading people
12:45 - 13 June, 2021Pashinyan claims the process of returning the POWs has revived
12:40 - 13 June, 2021Edmon Marukyan thinks if Armenia had the potential for a new war, the invasion of Syunik could turn into a war
12:05 - 13 June, 2021Serzh Sargsyan declares there was no talk about enclaves during his administration
11:15 - 13 June, 2021Financial means of MP candidates: Part Three ["I Have Honor" alliance]
23:03 - 12 June, 2021Edmon Marukyan claims their strongest message is consolidation
20:14 - 12 June, 2021#armvote2021. Daily News Digest [12.06.2021]
20:00 - 12 June, 2021