Armenia's Constitutional Court on Saturday dismissed legal challenges from opposition parties seeking to annul last month's parliamentary election results, paving the way for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to continue in office.
The court upheld the outcome of the 7 June vote, in which Pashinyan's ruling Civil Contract party secured 49.74 per cent of ballots, giving it a majority in Parliament with 64 seats, the state-run Armenpress news agency reported on Saturday.
The appeals had been lodged by seven political forces, including two parties that secured parliamentary representation.
The Strong Armenia party, led by billionaire Samvel Karapetyan, which won 23.27 per cent of the vote, and the Armenia Alliance of former President Robert Kocharyan, which garnered 9.9 per cent, both challenged the results. All parties that crossed the four per cent threshold required to enter Parliament are entitled to contest the outcome.
The court began hearing the consolidated case on 26 June and delivered its ruling on Saturday, bringing the legal challenge to a close.
A total of 16 political parties and two alliances participated in the snap parliamentary election, which was called by Pashinyan.
The Central Election Commission announced the final results on 14 June, prompting the opposition to file their legal challenges shortly afterwards.
The Constitutional Court's ruling is final and cannot be appealed.
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