Head of CIS Observer Mission: Mission did not identify any serious  violations that could affect Armenia parliamentary elections results 

ArmInfo. The CIS Observer Mission did not identify any serious violations that could affect the results of the upcoming parliamentary elections in Armenia on June 7, 2026.  This was stated by Nurlan Seitimov, Head of the CIS Observer Mission and CIS Deputy Secretary General, at a press conference on June 8.

He stated that monitoring of the election preparations had been  conducted since May 18, with eight observers working on a long-term  basis. "A total of 121 observers from seven CIS countries, as well as  the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (IPA) and the CIS Executive  Committee, participated in the monitoring mission. Meetings were held  with the leadership of the Central Election Commission (CEC), the  Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), the Prosecutor General's Office,  the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), and the Administrative Court.  The mission's work was open and transparent, with press conferences  and interviews provided to the media," Saitimov said.

Speaking about preparations for the elections, he noted that the  nomination and registration procedures were conducted in accordance  with the requirements of the Electoral Code of Armenia, and  participation in the election campaign ensured competition and  political pluralism. He added that parties and candidates were given  equal opportunities to campaign, and the media thoroughly informed  the public about the candidates' positions. "On election day,  observers visited more than 750 polling stations in nine regions and  Yerevan. According to mission members, the polling stations opened on  time, voting took place in accordance with the requirements of the  Electoral Code of Armenia, and the technical equipment operated  smoothly. Vote counting procedures were conducted in accordance with  the requirements of the Electoral Code," continued the CIS mission  head.

Saitimov noted that the individual shortcomings recorded by observers  were technical in nature and were promptly corrected by the precinct  commissions. "The mission did not identify any violations that could  have affected the election results. All CIS observers conclude that  the parliamentary elections in Armenia on June 7, 2026, were held in  accordance with the Constitution and the Electoral Code of the  Republic and that they were open and competitive," the CIS mission  head concluded.

As a reminder, regular parliamentary elections were held in Armenia  on June 7, 2026. According to preliminary data from the Central  Election Commission of Armenia, based on the vote count from all  2,005 polling stations, Nikol Pashinyan's ruling Civil Contract  party, Samvel Karapetyan's Strong Armenia bloc, and second president  Robert Kocharyan's Armenia bloc have secured seats in parliament. The  remaining candidates scored below the required threshold of 4% for  parties and 8-10% for blocs. Turnout was 58.97%. A total of 1,476,597  citizens voted in the elections nationwide, out of 2,505,228 eligible  voters. It should be noted that from early morning on election day,  observers and journalists reported numerous violations in the voting  process by the ruling party.

Pashinyan's party thus has the opportunity to single-handedly form  the country's government by securing a majority of seats in the  Armenian parliament. He solemnly announced this in the dead of night,  when data from only about 10% of the polling stations had been  processed.