https://amp.eng.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/74891
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Extracted claims (10)
- Opposition parties use controversy over Pashinyan's conflict with the church as serious criticism; all named opposition forces speak in support of the church against Pashinyan
- Both Karapetyan's and Pashinyan's teams are engaged in distributing negative campaign videos warning of war, chaos, or poor outcomes if the other side wins; no deepfakes yet reported
- Authorities are accused by opposition of pressuring civil servants and their families to support Civil Contract events and firing people for opposition sympathies
- Law enforcement uncovered multiple cases of alleged vote-buying linked to the Strong Armenia bloc; Karapetyan's representatives deny involvement
- Samvel Karapetyan's Strong Armenia party, Robert Kocharyan's Armenia bloc, and Gagik Tsarukyan's Prosperous Armenia party are the most pro-Russian parties contesting the 2026 Armenian parliamentary elections, with Kremlin backing Karapetyan
- Opposition parties Karapetyan, Kocharyan, and Tsarukyan are main competitors to the ruling Civil Contract party in the 2026 elections
- Political forces conducted active campaigning across Armenia including visits to settlements and extensive use of social media, outdoor advertising, and buses with leader portraits
- Artur Avanesyan, an associate of Strong Armenia leader and Karabakh conflict participant, was ordered to be held in pretrial detention for two months as of April 27, 2026
- Polling by Armenian office of Gallup International Association shows ruling Civil Contract party at 26.7%, Strong Armenia at 14.1%, Armenia bloc at 8.2%, and Prosperous Armenia at 7.5%, with only these four having a chance to enter parliament
- Election banners and portraits of political leaders appeared on the streets of Armenia before the official campaign start date of May 8, 2026