YEREVAN. – The Constitutional Court of Armenia is orally examining Friday the Armenian National Congress’ (ANC) formal petition to cancel the results of the May 6 National Assembly elections.

Central Electoral Commission Chairman Tigran Mukuchyan, who is recognized as the respondent, motioned the Court to dismiss the petition on the grounds that it is unsubstantiated, but the Court rejected Mukuchyan’s plea.    

Attorney Vahe Grigoryan and ANC Central Office Coordinator Levon Zurabyan represent the ANC, and Zurabyan recorded that the voter turnout number is inflated. He considered a 1.5 million turnout to be amusing and noted that 1,080,000 had actually voted at best.   

To note, six single-mandate MP candidates have likewise appealed to the Constitutional Court with a request to cancel the election results. Their petitions will be examined in June.