May 31, 2026
All-Armenian Catholicos Garegin II calls on the Armenian people to participate in the parliamentary elections next Sunday, June 7. His Holiness announced this in his address on the occasion of the Ararat Week.
Garegin the Second reminded that on June 7, the church celebrates the feast of Saint Etchmiadzin Cathedral, which was built 1725 years ago.
“Unfortunately, these days we will celebrate the holiday of St. Etchmiadzin in a situation where heavy losses have disturbed the peace of our people, when the foundations of our people’s identity are being attacked, and sacred spiritual and national symbols are beggared. We will celebrate the feast of St. Etchmiadzin in deeply worrying conditions: our society is divided, hatred, enmity, intolerance and injustice are being sown in the homeland, and with the intervention of the authorities, the age-old regulations of the church are being mutilated, our Holy Church and church-loving people are being persecuted and repressed,” said Vehapar.
He stressed that in these difficult days it is more than important to stick firmly to the Christian faith, overcome internal divisions and restore the inner peace and tranquility of our people.
“My father urges all of you to participate in the elections indiscriminately this coming Sunday, with a high awareness of the interests of the nation and the motherland, with a vision of a bright future and responsibility towards the generations, so that the law prevails in our country, human rights and dignity are respected, justice and truth, love and solidarity and mutual respect are mastered, discarding all malice, all deceit, hypocrisies, envy and all slander, as in the message is the apostle (I Pet. 2.1)”, the Catholicos said.
He called on the political forces to be free from hate speech, to show vigilance and prudence and to keep the Armenian people away from possible unwanted developments. Garegin the Second also urged the representatives of the law enforcement system to provide all necessary conditions for the holding of fair elections and the free expression of the Armenian people.
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