Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) officially approved the results of the June 7 parliamentary elections, confirming that three political forces will enter the National Assembly. CEC Chairman Vahagn Hovakimyan said the ruling Civil Contract Party will hold 61 seats, the Strong Armenia Alliance 28 seats, and the Armenia Alliance 12 seats.

Under the constitutional quota for national minorities, Civil Contract gains three more mandates and Strong Armenia one, bringing the final tally to 64 seats for Civil Contract, 29 for Strong Armenia, and 12 for the Armenia Alliance.

Hovakimyan said the decision can be appealed to the Constitutional Court and stressed that the commission found no violations capable of affecting the overall outcome. He added that annulling the results at three polling stations did not change the final seat distribution.

The CEC also explained why it would not hold repeat voting at the three invalidated stations. A re-vote, it said, is not an automatic remedy and could create new distortions by letting voters cast ballots after the overall outcome is already known. “Not ordering a re-vote in such a case does not mean ignoring the violation; it means not choosing a remedy that could further distort the will of voters,” the CEC said in a statement.

The commission argued that repeat voting in such circumstances could encourage tactical voting and undermine the principles of free and equal elections. It cited opinions from both the Armenian Constitutional Court and the Venice Commission, which have warned that partial re-voting may be inappropriate when it cannot guarantee a fair outcome.

The CEC invalidated the results at stations 35/65 and 10/51 after reports that military personnel voted in an organized manner outside the scheduled hours. Results at station 12/13 were annulled because ballots for the National Democratic Axis party were not available there.

Earlier final counts confirmed that Civil Contract, the Strong Armenia Alliance, and the Armenia Alliance had crossed the electoral threshold, while the Prosperous Armenia Party fell just short at 3.996%. Opposition forces have signaled they may challenge the results before the Constitutional Court.