The Constitutional Court of Armenia on Saturday continued hearings on the opposition appeals challenging the official results of last month’s snap parliamentary elections.
"How many members of the Armenia alliance were urged or forced to resign,” judge Arevik Petrosyan asked a member of the opposition Armenia bloc, lawyer Aram Vardevanyan at today’s hearing.
The lawyer highlighted that caretaker Prime Minster Nikol Pashinyan warned of political vendetta in his speech on June 8, saying “all community leaders will be kicked out of office”.
“Incidentally, this process is continuous,” Vardevanyan said.
He noted that almost all heads of communities in Syunik Province are facing pressure to step down and criminal proceedings are being initiated against them.
“I will not disclose a specific number, I just believe that what was said by the highest-ranking person in Armenia about community leaders, his wording provides a rather comprehensive picture,” he said.