The Zhoghovurd newspaper of Armenia writes as follows, in particular: A tense working atmosphere reigns in the Constitutional Court [(CC)], in parallel with the examination of the case challenging the results of the [June 7] parliamentary elections.

According to the Zhoghovurd daily’s information, during the internal discussions of the CC judges, a viewpoint was expressed that time is limited, and it is necessary to manage to fully study all the submitted materials, since the final decision on the case challenging the election results should be publicized on July 4. (...). (...).

According to the Zhoghovurd daily’s information, the general atmosphere within the CC is assessed as relatively calm, but the amount and public importance of the case regarding the election results require maximum concentration from the judges. Let us remind that the cases initiated by the petitions of the seven political forces challenging the results of the [June 7] parliamentary elections have been combined into one proceeding and will be examined at the same [CC] court session on June 26. (...).

The Central Electoral Commission has been recognized as the main defendant in the case, and representatives of the prosecutor's office, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Anti-Corruption Committee will also appear before the court in the status of related defendants.

The election results are being contested in the Constitutional Court by both political forces that entered parliament and those that did not pass the electoral threshold. In the vast majority of petitions, the main demand is to declare invalid the decision of the Central Electoral Commission summarizing the election results. At the same time, a number of political forces are also demanding that the court appoint a second round of elections.

According to the law, the High Court is obligated to examine the case and make a decision no later than 15 days from the date of filing the petition. The Constitutional Court may either leave the decision of the Central Electoral Commission on the election results unchanged, or declare it invalid. In the latter case, the court may either declare the election results invalid, or, having declared them invalid, establish a new procedure for the distribution of [parliamentary] mandates, or appoint a second round of elections.

The decisions of the Constitutional Court are adopted by open voting, by a majority of the votes of the total number of judges. At the moment, it is known that the examination of the case challenging the election results will take place with the participation of seven [CC] judges, and it is this composition that will make the final decision, which will be publicized on July 4.