YEREVAN. – As of Sunday, the working group, which is set up by the order of the Prosecutor General of Armenia, has considered 225 reports of electoral fraud.

A total of 57 of these reports contained elements of apparent electoral fraud, Office of the Prosecutor General informed Armenian News-NEWS.am. They were forwarded to Police of Armenia, to clarify the circumstances specified in these reports.

The circumstances set out in 42 of these reports were either denied or not confirmed, whereas the others are still being examined.

A total 46 of these 57 reports referred to apparent buying of votes, and 11—preventing the free exercise of suffrage.

Armenia is holding a parliamentary election for the first time since the new Constitution was approved through a referendum in December 2015. The new National Assembly will have 105 deputies, four of whom—representatives of ethnic minorities.

A total of 2,009 election precincts are open all through the country. This voting will be the only national one in the next five years, as Armenia is transitioning to a parliamentary republic.

Five political parties and four blocs are running for parliament. Political parties have to get 5 percent of votes, whereas the blocs need 7 percent to be elected to the National Assembly of Armenia.