There is no basis for declaring the snap parliamentary election results invalid. Acting Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan said this on Thursday after the government session during a briefing with journalists, noting that he will be the representative of the Civil Contract party in the Constitutional Court. “We can do a short exercise. We can open the OSCE / ODIHR preliminary findings, read the assessment of the elections, and compare them with the assessments of the elections in 2017 or before. There you will see the significant differences. The last elections were in line with the best standards of democracy. They included fair competition, and everyone had opportunities. For example, the assessments of the 2017 elections speak of abuse of administrative resources and influences on the elections, including in polling stations. There are no such statements in the preliminary assessments of this election. On the contrary, there are many positive aspects. I think we should all congratulate each other on this election because this is not the achievement of the ruling party or the achievement of the opposition, this is the achievement of all citizens.”
When asked where it is written that community leaders with opposing views must resign, the acting minister responded that there is no such thing not only in the Constitution but also in any government policies.
Rustam Badasyan was also asked about the legal basis for which Russian peacekeepers will be deployed in the Gegharkunik province. The acting minister said that he does not have information on such processes.
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