Activities of a political party may be suspended on the ground of gross violation of the law — Government and National Assembly may apply to Constitutional Court to this end

The Government and National Assembly of Armenia may apply to the Constitutional Court to render a decision on suspending or banning the activities of a political party if the political party concerned has committed a gross violation of the law in the course of its activities.

1. If the political party has not transferred donations proscribed by law or exceeding the amount established by law to the State Budget or to a donor within the time limit established by law;
2. If the political party has intentionally violated the procedure for publishing its annual report or submitting it to the authorised body within the prescribed time limit and in accordance with the established procedure;
3. If the political party has intentionally violated the procedure for providing documents required for review of the annual report to the Corruption Prevention Commission, and if the political party has been subjected to administrative liability for committing any of the aforementioned actions, after which it has been warned by the Corruption Prevention Commission in writing about the possibility of the activities of the political party being suspended, but has failed to eliminate the violation within 30 days after the warning, this act shall be considered as a gross violation of the law.

If, within 30 days following receipt of the written warning, the political party still fails to eliminate the violation, the Corruption Prevention Commission shall immediately notify the National Assembly and the Government thereon, requesting to submit an application to the Constitutional Court for suspension of the activities of the political party concerned.

There are 6 parties that have prima facie committed a gross violation of the law, including the Pan-Armenian National Movement political party, "Hayk" Liberal Party, "Unification for Armenia" Party, "Christian-Democratic Rebirth" Party, "Consolidation" Party and "Sovereign Armenia" Party.

Taking into consideration the aforementioned, the Ministry of Justice informs and urges all political parties registered in the Republic of Armenia to continue ensuring fulfilment of their obligations established by the Constitutional Law "On political parties", including publishing the annual reports of the political party and submitting them to the authorised body within the established time limit, and as for political parties having allegedly committed violations — to eliminate violations as soon as possible, particularly, in accordance with the procedure established by law, to publish and submit to the authorised body a report on the funds that the political party has received and spent during the reporting year, as well as to provide the Corruption Prevention Commission with the documents required for review of the annual report. The requirement to submit documents required for review of the annual report of the particular political party to the Corruption Prevention Commission entered into force on 1 January 2022.