Nagorno-Karabakh

Type: region
Country: Armenia
Latitude: 39.7625
Longitude: 46.7528
Description: Region of forcibly displaced former residents included in the poll sample.

Related claims (9)

Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party leads voter preferences with 24% support in a poll conducted in February 2026; 30% of respondents remain undecided.
Approximately 100,000 ethnic Armenians relocated from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia after Azerbaijani control was restored in September 2023, registering for citizenship and potentially voting in the 2026 elections.
Samvel Karapetyan's Strong Armenia leverages his business credentials and outreach to relocated Karabakh Armenians to appeal to disillusioned voters.
Disinformation narratives claim that the loss of Nagorno-Karabakh was because of Pashinyan’s surrender in the 2022 Prague talks, framed as a de facto act of surrender of territorial integrity.
Narratives portray the West and/or the EU as behind the destruction of Armenia and Artsakh, and as the backbone of the Nikol Pashinyan regime, framing Pashinyan as responsible for territorial loss and political outcomes.
Karabakh was surrendered to Azerbaijan by Pashinyan under Western orchestration, advanced primarily on pro-Russian social media accounts and linked to Kremlin rhetoric.
Government moves towards Azerbaijan on potential recognition of the loss of Artsakh including giving over land in UN-recognized Armenia.
The 2026 elections are the first after the expulsion of all ethnic Armenians and the Republic of Artsakh from Nagorno-Karabakh by the Azerbaijani government in late 2023.
Ter-Petrosyan was forced to resign due to internal conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, bringing Robert Kocharyan to power despite electoral irregularities.

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Evidence

Իշխանության ռազմական թևը Տեր-Պետրոսյանին հրաժարական պարտադրեց և առաջ բերեց նոր առաջնորդի՝ Ռոբերտ Քոչարյանին, որի ընտրությունները ... չանցան առանց կեղծիքների։
Source: https://bolorindem.am/ | external
They will be the first elections after the expulsion of all ethnic Armenians and the Republic of Artsakh from Nagorno-Karabakh by the Azerbaijani government in late 2023.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Armenian_parliamentary_election | external
Following the 2020 and 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh conflicts, in which Turkey-backed Azerbaijan trounced Armenia and seized control of disputed territory
Source: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/11/19/russia-escalates-early-election-interference-in-armenia-as-yerevan-deepens-its-pivot-toward-the-west/ | external
Following the loss of Nagorno-Karabakh in 2023... competing narratives present the peace process... and attribution of influence to external actors, particularly the European Union...
Source: https://peacedialogue.am/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/Pre-election-disinformation-and-narratives-in-Armenia.pdf | external
The September 2023 restoration of Azerbaijani sovereignty over Nagorno-Karabakh produced a significant demographic shift...
Source: https://www.rcsgs.org/publications/research/armenia-s-2026-elections-a-choice-between-peace-and-renewed-confrontation | external
The survey was conducted ... among residents of Armenia and forcibly displaced former residents of Nagorno-Karabakh now living in the country.
Source: https://en.armradio.am/2026/03/06/iri-poll-armenians-prioritize-peace-support-eu-integration-civil-contract-leads-ahead-of-2026-elections/ | external
"...support for Nagorno-Karabakh’s self-determination..."; "...loss of Nagorno-Karabakh."
Source: https://civilnet.am/en/news/1011838 | external
poll conducted last month by the International Republican Institute among resident citizens of Armenia and forcibly displaced former residents of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Source: https://www.civilnet.am/en/news/1006625/armenias-ruling-party-leads-polls-30-of-voters-undecided/ | external