2026 Armenian parliamentary elections
Criminal cases, insults and claims of foreign control: Armenia’s pre-election campaign heats up
Armenia is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on 7 June.
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2026 Armenian parliamentary elections
Karapetyan hits back at Pashinyan as more affiliates arrested on vote-buying charges
Armenian authorities have launched several vote-buying cases against Samvel Karapetyan’s affiliates in the past months.
2026 Armenian parliamentary elections
Karapetyan’s nephew says Trump Route could become target for Iran
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has accused the opposition of intending to ‘revise’ the peace settlement with Azerbaijan, saying it would lead to war.
2026 Armenian parliamentary elections
Armenia’s election season kicks off with Armenian lessons and heated foreign relations accusations
The parliamentary elections are set for 7 June.
2026 Armenian parliamentary elections
Armenia arrests suspects in two Karapetyan-linked alleged vote-buying cases
These are the latest of similar criminal cases involving Karapetyan’s affiliates in the last several months.
Armenia
Russia expresses outrage over Zelenskyi’s remarks at EPC summit in Yerevan
The Kremlin’s anger comes at a time of sharpened tension between Moscow and Yerevan.
Armenia
Pashinyan says he will sue Karapetyan over hallucinogenic mushroom allegations
Russian–Armenian tycoon Samvel Karapetyan claimed Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has been speaking under the influence of mushrooms.
