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- Arman Grigoryan, head of Armenia’s Security Council, identified hybrid threats from third countries as the biggest election risk in 2026.
- The Washington Declaration signed at the White House in August boosted normalization with Azerbaijan.
- Nikol Pashinyan campaigns on normalization of peaceful relations with Azerbaijan, economic growth, and gradual shift away from Russia amid declining popularity.
- Andranik Tevanyan’s Mother Armenia Party is overtly pro-Russian and opposes Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
- Robert Kocharyan warns that the U.S.-backed Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) project is a major security threat to Armenia.
- Robert Kocharyan calls for immediate restoration of close, strategic relations with Russia, arguing relations were damaged under Pashinyan.
- After Karapetyan’s arrest, the government began nationalizing the Electric Networks of Armenia and revoked its operating license.
- Samvel Karapetyan was arrested last June following an interview; investigators allege his remarks called to overthrow the government, which he denies.
- Samvel Karapetyan, under house arrest, founded the Our Way party and was announced as its candidate for prime minister despite being unable to run due to dual citizenship.
- Mother Armenia Party proposes changing the voting system to be more representative by lowering the threshold to enter parliament to 1%, enabling coalition governments.
- Armenia’s pivotal parliamentary elections are set for June 7, 2026, with registration deadline in late April.