https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Armenian_parliamentary_election
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- High dissatisfaction with incumbent government reflected in polls: 75% disapproval in Yerevan and 61% nationwide of Pashinyan’s performance.
- EMPIRICA polls in early 2026 showed near parity in support between Samvel Karapetyan and Nikol Pashinyan nationwide, with Karapetyan leading in Yerevan.
- Thousands attended the Strong Armenia campaign rally in Yerevan on April 11, 2026.
- US Vice President JD Vance endorsed Nikol Pashinyan for reelection in February 2026.
- The Iranian–Russian Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership signed in January 2025 commits both Iran and Russia to preventing the 'interference' and 'destabilizing presence' of external actors in the Caucasus region.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin stated in May 2026 that Pashinyan's plans for Armenia joining the EU require special consideration, drawing parallels with Ukraine.
- Hayk Mamijanyan and Gegham Manukyan criticized the ban on personal names in electoral blocs as inherently illegal and problematic.
- Armenian legislature passed bill to ban personal names in electoral blocs prior to the 2026 election.
- An 18-year-old was arrested for attempting to hit Pashinyan during a Holy Mass in Saint Anna Church and was hospitalized following reported health problems.
- Government arrested 12 detainees in an alleged corruption probe in 2026 and placed Strong Armenia party members Gohar Ghumashyan and Verzhine Stepanyan under administrative supervision for suspected vote buying.
- Republican Party decided not to participate in the 2026 elections.
- Robert Kocharyan's Armenia Alliance, Samvel Karapetyan's Strong Armenia and Gagik Tsarukyan's Prosperous Armenia submitted candidacy applications for the 2026 elections.
- Civil Contract officially named Nikol Pashinyan as its prime ministerial candidate for the 2026 elections.
- Arrest and house arrest extension of Armenian-Cypriot-Russian businessman Samvel Karapetyan in 2025 and April 2026, with seizure of his assets related to electricity networks due to his support of the national church.
- Arrests of Armenian Apostolic Church leaders for alleged coup in 2025; Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan sentenced to two years and later placed under house arrest in February 2026.
- 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.
- Parliamentary elections will be held in Armenia on 7 June 2026.