https://amp.eng.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/74650
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- The European Union announced the creation of a mission to combat hybrid threats, implying threats from Russia in the Armenian context
- The post-election political outcome in Armenia will depend on which side can better manipulate fear factors: Pashinyan's party threatens war, opposition threats relate to losing Russian economic preferences
- According to Naira Hayrumyan, although Pashinyan's ruling party is indirectly pro-European and the EU supports it, it has taken no steps to separate Armenia from Russia, making the difference with pro-Russian opposition small
- Naira Hayrumyan said Pashinyan's trip to Moscow, the David Minasyan case, and efforts to bar opposition from parliament have negatively affected the ruling party's image
- Political scientist Naira Hayrumyan noted that numerous court cases and detentions of Strong Armenia members suggest a 'Moldovan scenario' might be applied to ban one or more opposition parties from the elections
- Political scientist Naira Hayrumyan stated that the ruling party Civil Contract uses the threat of war as a fear factor, while opposition parties use the threat of severing economic relations with Russia in the 2026 parliamentary elections
- Strong Armenia party announced it will present a draft constitutional amendment allowing Samvel Karapetyan to be elected prime minister despite current constitutional requirements
- Starting April 14, 2026, members and supporters of Strong Armenia party were detained on charges of giving and receiving electoral bribery, including 15 people in Artashat and 17 in Yerevan
- Strong Armenia party organized a rally and march in Yerevan on April 11, 2026 with approximately 40,000 participants
- Registration of electoral lists began on April 23, 2026 for the Armenian parliamentary elections
- Central Election Commission of Armenia accepted documents from more than 20 political parties and alliances for the parliamentary elections planned on June 7, 2026