YEREVAN. – Yelk (Way Out) Bloc has recorded several violations during Armenian parliamentary elections.

Yelk told Armenian News – NEWS.am that observers of the Bloc recorded the following violations at 08։00-09։30. Among the recorded violations they mentioned non-compliance between numbers of voter coupons with the registered numbers, removal of unused ballots of citizens from polling booths, refusal of chairmen of the commission to make a protocol due to technical equipment malfunctions, as well as marks on the bulletins of the Republican Party of Armenia and the Communist Party.

Violations are recorded in Yerevan, Vanadzor, Vayk, Ararat and Aragatsotn regions.

Armenia is holding a parliamentary election for the first time since 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 five percent of votes, whereas the blocs need seven percent to be elected to the National Assembly of Armenia.