2026 Armenian parliamentary elections
Who’s who in Armenia’s 2026 parliamentary elections?
Voters are set to choose the country’s next ruling party in what will be the first regularly scheduled parliamentary vote since 2017.
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Armenia
Armenia to take over Karapetyan’s shares in Electric Networks of Armenia
Following Samvel Karaprytan’s detention in June 2025, Pashinyan said that the time had come to nationalise the ENA.
2026 Armenian parliamentary elections
Bob Amsterdam: the lawyer behind the opposition party trying to take down Pashinyan
The Canadian–American lawyer has emerged as a key mouthpiece of opposition Russian–Armenian oligarch Samvel Karapetyan.
2026 Armenian parliamentary elections
Leaked documents show Russian plans to unseat Pashinyan, ties between Karapetyan and Putin
The revelations were the latest in a series of leaked documents that have been made public in the runup to the election on 7 June.
2026 Armenian parliamentary elections
Lead of Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party widens in new poll
The poll found that 32% of respondents said they would vote for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party.
Armenia–Russia Relations
Russia denies reporting on influence operations in Armenia while escalating economic pressure
The Russian Foreign Ministry described The Insider’s reporting as ‘false anti-Russia propaganda’.
Samvel Karapetyan
Investigation suggests Karapetyan had ties to Russia’s FSB
In turn, Karapetyan accused Pashinyan of being behind the publication.
