Tuesday, April 7 2020 13:23

ArmInfo. The leader of the United Motherland party, Artsakh hero Samvel Babayan made a statement in connection with the results of the presidential and parliamentary  elections in the NKR.

In a statement, in particular, it says: <A week passed after the  national elections in Artsakh. My silence was not connected with  behind-the-scenes negotiations, but with the analysis of the election  results. According to the Artsakh Central Election Commission, the  United Homeland party will be represented in the National Assembly of  Artsakh by 9 deputies.

I would like to thank everyone who expressed their confidence in me  and the members of my team, amid very limited resources and  unprecedented pressure. I, and the representatives of my political  team are responsible for every vote given to us, and we promise that  we will do our best to implement the reforms that we presented during  the campaign>, Babayan emphasized.

The head of the party emphasized that the elections were held in  unequal competitive conditions with clear violations. According to  him, members of his political team submitted to the CEC of Artsakh a  large list of offenses recorded during the election.

<That is, it is obvious that there is every reason to challenge the  election results in court. However, realizing the danger of the  current situation in connection with the pandemic, as well as the  challenges facing Artsakh,, and in order to avoid artificial shocks,  we are ready to come to terms with the results of the past elections.

The reason for this decision was that violations of the electoral  process are not the result of an individual approach, but a serious  legal gap. In this regard, we note the need for constitutional and  legislative reforms.  Araik Harutyunyan of Masis Mayilyan was  supposed to take part in the second round of the presidential  election. Given the current situation, and in particular Masis  Mayilian's actual refusal to participate in the elections, I urge my  supporters to make their own decision regarding their participation  in the elections>, Babayan concluded.

It should be noted that on March 31 the presidential and  parliamentary elections were held in Artsakh. As a result of the  presidential election, none of the candidates won the 50 + 1 votes  necessary for the victory, for this reason the second round will be  held on April 14, in which the two candidates with the largest number  of votes will participate: Araik Harutyunyan (49.6%) and Masis  Mayilyan (26.4%).

Five political forces will be represented in the Artsakh National  Assembly: the Free Homeland bloc, the United Homeland parties, the  Justice party, the Dashnaktsutyun ARF and the Artsakh Democratic  Party.