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- Armenians of Artsakh can participate in the 2026 elections only if they have Armenian citizenship; electoral rights for displaced Artsakh Armenians without citizenship remain uncertain.
- Local self-government elections are planned to be held in 46 communities in Armenia in 2026.
- The number of citizens with electoral rights in Armenia as of November 2025 is 2,462,071 according to data from Ministry of Internal Affairs Migration and Citizenship Service.
- If all documents required by the Electoral Code are submitted, the CEC cannot refuse to register any party or alliance for the 2026 elections.
- The CEC and UNDP have signed a cooperation memorandum providing support of around 3 million US dollars for election monitoring programs for 2026.
- New monitoring and control tools will be applied in the 2026 elections to enhance financial transparency and monitoring of online campaigning.
- The electoral deposit amount is set at 7.5 million drams for parties and 15 million drams for alliances for the 2026 elections.
- Electoral thresholds for the 2026 parliamentary elections are: 4% for parties, 8% for alliances of up to three parties, and 10% for alliances of four or more parties.
- The parliamentary elections will be held on June 7, 2026, the only Sunday between June 2-12 as per the constitutional regulations.
- The authority to appoint parliamentary elections is exclusively reserved for the President of the Republic of Armenia.