Report Scenarios Knowledge Base Events Sources Central Electoral Commission Type election_body Country Armenia Homepage Description Armenia's election administration that granted motions to initiate criminal prosecution against Andranik Tevanyan and oversees financial report submissions from political parties. Suspicion label: none. Aliases CEC ԿԸՀ Կենտրոնական Ընտրական Հանձնաժողով Կենտրոնական ընտրական հանձնաժողով Related claims (17) Andranik Tevanyan, leader of the Mother Armenia party and parliamentary candidate from Prosperous Armenia, has been detained on charges of treason and espionage allegedly related to passing state secrets to foreign special services, including Russian actors, receiving $622,000 reportedly in return. The Armenian Wings of Unity party denies allegations of funding from oligarchs or former authorities and declares readiness to present financial reports publicly. The election campaign began May 8 and continues until June 5 with elections on June 7. Voting for the parliamentary elections will take place on June 7, 2026 in Armenia. June 6, 2026 will be observed as a day of silence before the June 7 parliamentary elections in Armenia. The campaign for the parliamentary elections scheduled for June 7 has officially started on May 8, 2026. 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 Central Electoral Commission shall publish normative and individual decisions, handle campaign program submissions and declarations by candidates and political parties, ensure publicity through website postings and live broadcasts, and oversee tabulation and publication of results within 24 hours after voting. Elections in the Republic of Armenia for the President, the National Assembly, and local self-government bodies are governed by the Electoral Code adopted on 26 May 2011, stipulating secret ballot, universal, equal, and direct suffrage. Deadlines are specified for party and alliance registration, application submissions, issuance of accounts, free and paid airtime allocation for campaign advertising, and electoral lists' handling including soldiers and diaspora voters. The Central Electoral Commission approved the timetable for preparation and conduct of the 2026 Armenian parliamentary elections held on June 7, 2026, with defined deadlines for registration, campaigning, and voting.