Voting in the Armenian elections has ended.

Voting in the parliamentary elections in Armenia has concluded, and election commissions have begun counting the votes. Lines formed at several polling stations during the final hours of operation.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," parliamentary elections were held in Armenia today. Observers reported widespread violations, and the opposition complained about the use of administrative resources during the elections, including in Martuni. The elections were accompanied by mass detentions of opposition party members and their supporters.

At 8:00 PM (7:00 PM Moscow time), polling stations in Armenia closed, with all 2,005 polling stations closed.

According to the schedule, the Central Election Commission will begin announcing preliminary voting results at polling stations at midnight, writes "Novosti Armenia"

Turnout in the parliamentary elections in Armenia by 5:00 PM (4:00 PM Moscow time) was 48.92%, with more than 1.24 million people voting, writes News.Am.

The most active voters were in the Syunik region, where 55.36% of voters cast their ballots. The least active voters were in the Armavir region, where, according to the Central Election Commission, 44.8% of voters turned out.

Queues formed at a number of polling stations in the final hours of operation. Thus, at Yerevan polling station 9/16, dozens of people are visible in line at the entrance to the building, according to a recording published by Yerevan Today.

The Prosperous Armenia Party of oligarch Gagik Tsarukyan, the Armenia bloc of former president Robert Kocharyan, and the Strong Armenia bloc of businessman Samvel Karapetyan are the most pro-Russian participants in the Armenian parliamentary elections.

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