VANADZOR. – MP Edmon Marukyan, who heads Yelk (Way Out) Bloc’s proportional representation list for the National Assembly election in Armenia, cast his ballot in Sunday’s vote, in his hometown of Vanadzor.

Subsequently, he spoke with reporters at the election precinct, and noted that their campaign headquarters was getting reports on large-scale electoral fraud, the Armenian News-NEWS.am reporter informed from on location.

“I will inform the Central Electoral Commission about this,” he added, in particular.

Marukyan expressed confidence, however, that vote-buying will have no impact whatsoever on the election results, especially in Vanadzor.

Armenia is holding a parliamentary election Sunday 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.