The Constitutional Court continues today, on 12 July, the examination of the applications to challenge the results of the 20 June extraordinary elections.

Ara Zohrabyan, the Head of the Executive Body of the “Awakening” National-Christian Party, while asking questions to the Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission Tigran Mukuchyan, inquired when they had been in contact with Nikol Pashinyan for the last time, by personal meeting, telephone or other means of communication. Mukuchyan mentioned that he had never been in contact with Pashinyan and had never met or talked to him.

“In 10.06.2021, an information that there was a scuffle between Nikol Pashinyan and Tigran Mukuchyan  was published in the press on the newspress.am website.”

Mukuchyan did not even allow Zohrabyan to finish the issue, saying, “It is an absolute and impudent lie.”

It should be added that the Zartonk (Awakening) National Christian Party  distinguished violations of the basic principles of suffrage enshrined in the Constitution, such as violations of freedom and equality, free expression of the free will of voters, violation of secrecy of the ballot, directing voters, their accumulation of state functions, and etc.

It should be reminded that “Armenia”, “I have the Honor”, “Awakening” and “ Armenians’ Homeland” parties are disputing the election results. Their applications are considered in a single joint case.

Judge of the Constitutional Court Edgar Shatiryan has been appointed rapporteur on the case. The respondent is the CEC, the body that records the election results. Related defendants are the RA Prosecutor’s Office, the Police and the Television and Radio Commission.