YEREVAN. – Armenia’s National Assembly (NA) elections on May 6 were not elections, but rather a financial event, political technologist Armen Badalyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.  

“The elections are when the population manifests a will and changes the authorities by the right given to it by the law. The society’s political attitude is manifested during elections, and this happened in France. In Armenia [, however,] everything was different. A desired schematic was formed, [and] then—[and] with the help of money—they turned it into a real picture,” he said.   

“It is meaningless for the Republicans [i.e., the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA)] to form a coalition. They can do what they want without it,” Armen Badalyan added.  

Commenting on the opposition bloc Armenian National Congress’ entry to the NA, he noted that the matter of being or not being is unimportant.

“No matter who is in the legislative body, the levers are in the RPA’s hands. The others can change nothing,” Badalyan repeated.  

The political technologist also noted that May 6 showed how degraded the Armenian society is. 

“People are going after who gives how much money, and not [after] ideas,” Armen Badalyan concluded. 

To note, Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission has issued the preliminary results of the May 6 parliamentary elections. Five parties and one political bloc will be represented in the 131-seat National Assembly (Parliament) of Armenia: Republican Party of Armenia – 44.05% (663,066 votes), Prosperous Armenia Party – 30.20% (454,684 votes), Armenian National Congress – 7.10% (106,910 votes), Heritage Party – 5.79% (87,095 votes), ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party – 5.73% (86, 296 votes), and Orinats Yerkir Party – 5.49% (82,690 votes).