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- Samvel Karapetyan's family launched the Mer Dzevov movement aiming to challenge the government, naming Karapetyan as prime minister candidate despite his ineligibility due to dual citizenship.
- Armenia Alliance led by Robert Kocharyan advocates a pro-Russian platform emphasizing national security restoration, socioeconomic reforms, and restoration of strategic ties with Moscow.
- Wings of Unity party focuses on detailed policy programs, military reform including publishing the 2020 war parliamentary report, and emphasizes defense cooperation with France, the US, and a diversified foreign policy.
- Gagik Tsarukyan was charged with vote-buying in 2024 but was acquitted in March 2026.
- Prosperous Armenia party supports strategic relations with Russia and Iran while also deepening cooperation with the European Union and United States, advocating gradual normalization with Turkey and peace talks with Azerbaijan with opposition to unilateral concessions.
- Strong Armenia advocates for peace with Azerbaijan with third-party guarantors, opening of borders with Turkey, expanding ties with Russia and the CSTO, while also deepening ties with the EU and the US.
- Samvel Karapetyan was arrested in Yerevan on charges including calling for a violent change of power, money laundering, and tax evasion; he is currently under house arrest.
- Civil Contract’s 2026 platform states Armenia’s participation in the CSTO is frozen with no plans to restore active involvement and reiterates goals of deepening ties with the European Union while developing domestic defense industry.
- Civil Contract’s 2026 election platform emphasizes the internationally recognized Republic of Armenia as the focus of state policy, institutionalizing peace with Azerbaijan based on mutual recognition of territorial integrity, and marks a shift away from previous pan-Armenian unity and self-determination rhetoric.
- Armenia’s Central Election Commission closed registration for political forces seeking to participate in the parliamentary elections scheduled for June 7, 2026, approving all 19 parties and alliances that submitted bids.