June: 8, 2026
In the “Pressing” program Satik Seyranyan The guest is Ruben Mkhitaryan, head of the “My Powerful Community” faction of the Gyumri Council of Elders, public figure, producer. is.
The main theses of the interview are below.
- The government aimed to reproduce itself, for this it received all possible “dabros” from the superpowers to use repression against the opposition and to rig elections, and it did. Nikol Pashinyan and his team pocketed the vote. In 30 years, we have seen many elections, for example, in 1996, but we have not seen that the counting of votes is stopped at night, it is said that it will be in the morning, and in the morning clearly different numbers are presented… If what the CP did in this election, 10% of it was done in the past, we would have seen a rebellious political society, statements of European ambassadors and reports of the Council of Europe.…
- At night, during Nikol Pashinyan’s press conference at 2 o’clock, the faces of the CP members testified that there had been shouting inside before that. Nicole held a press conference to provide the emotional backdrop for the morning’s mockery.
- Former member of the National Assembly: 2021 during the elections, the number of invalid ballots was about 4,000, and now it is about 17,000. In other words, with this shameful number, Nikol wants to say that so many of our people do not know how to vote…
- There are videos of how in Meghri the doors are not closed, the soldiers gathered in the courtyard enter and vote for hours. It is obvious that the soldiers in the army, being under specific pressure, voted for Nikol Pashinyan.
- When entering the voting, there was a case with my relative, when the person giving the ballots recognized that the given voter was in the opposition, they gave two or 17 ballots, or other… All possible frauds were made to consider these elections as illegitimate.
- The opposition this time gathered 100,000 more votes than in 2021, and Nikol gathered 40,000 more votes in 5 years.
- Nikoli needed 64 mandates in order to collect 3/5 of the votes and be able to appoint important positions. IF “Prosperous Armenia” (PAP) had passed, it would not have received so many mandates, but would have received only 61 mandates. In case of 64 mandates, it can adopt constitutional laws. He needs 6 more for a constitutional majority.
It should be noted that according to the RA Constitution, at least 3/5 of the votes of the total number of deputies is necessary for the adoption of constitutional laws, including the adoption/amendment of the Law on the Regulations of the National Assembly, the Electoral Code, the Judicial Code, the Law on the Constitutional Court, the Law on the Referendum, the Law on Parties, and the Law on the Defender of Human Rights.
Without 3/5, the CP of Nikol Pashinyan cannot elect or dismiss the judges of the Constitutional Court, the Court of Cassation, the members of the Supreme Judicial Council.
Without 3/5, the CP cannot elect or dismiss the Prosecutor General, the Defender of Human Rights.
He cannot elect or dismiss the members of the Central Electoral Commission, the members of the Television and Radio Commission, the members of the Audit Chamber, the President of the Central Bank.
Moreover, if the CP has 3/5 of the votes, it is not enough to make amendments to the Constitution or put the fundamental articles of the Constitution to a referendum.
Nor can Nikol Pashinyan and Ilham Aliyev change the RA Constitution through a referendum or adopt a new Constitution, change the preamble and remove the reference to the Declaration of Independence. Without 2/3 of the parliamentary votes, the ruling party, the Communist Party, cannot put to a referendum the amendments to the fundamental articles of the Constitution, which also refers to the preamble of the Constitution.
- The opposition must go after their mandates, enter the National Assembly and give up their mandates, otherwise Nikol’s chief prosecutor will go after them one by one. Nicole engaged in voice pickpocketing to solve her minimal problem.
- Nikol said that he will take 700,000 votes, and he took that much. He did not announce that number by accident. Even before the Gyumri elections, he announced that he would win 17,000 votes. The large participation of people mixed their playing cards in Gyumri and in these elections. If 1,200,000 people participated, he would get a stable majority. Yes, we have law enforcement agencies that report to Nicole every now and then where their constituents are, and they go and find them. those people…
- Opposition leaders, don’t repeat the mistake of 2021. Get in touch with your constituents, own the mandates, take them and put them down:
- It is obvious that in Armenia, if you remove the administrative resource, Nikol Pashinyan is at the weakest level of support.
- Dear Samvel Karapetyan, Robert Kocharyan, Gagik Tsarukyan, you will be seated. And you sat down, people from your teams will take you, as soon as you entered the National Assembly. You’re enabling him to kidnap people. And it’s not like everyone in your lists is invulnerable and tough. After 10 days, there will be apathetic moods in your teams. Those people will be lost, you may not even find them… The movie is just starting. You have managed to get so many votes and own your votes in all this ugliness, now it’s your turn to do the rest:
- If it stays like this, in 5 years the map that Nicole stuck on his dosh will be reduced to the size of a hat brooch.
- If they only want a mandate to hand over peredach to political prisoners, I promise, I will take everything upon myself, people in detention centers will be safe, they will not starve. But I have seen the activities of the opposition members of our parliament in the last 5 years. Dear opposition, don’t take away the next 5 years from us.
- The opposition forces, including Arman Tatoyan and Hayk Marutyan, managed to generate a significant number of votes. It is obvious that the leader of the opposition is Samvel Karapetyan. You have done a great job, I will bear your pain, stand up for your votes.
Details in the video.
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RFE/RL – EU Hails Armenian Election Outcome
The European Union on Monday congratulated Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on winning Armenia’s weekend parliamentary elections and reaffirmed support for his pro-Western foreign policy.
“The people of Armenia have voted for a future built on peace, stability and stronger cooperation with their neighbors and the world,” EU Council President Antonio Costa said in a congratulatory message also posted on X.
“You can be proud of your role in strengthening Armenia’s resilience, stability and prosperity,” he wrote to Pashinian.
“We deeply value our partnership with a democratic Armenia that is drawing ever closer to Europe,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said for her part. “Armenia can count on us.”
Von der Leyen and Costa met with Pashinian in Yerevan on May 5 for what was billed as the first EU-Armenia summit. It came the day after a European Political Community summit also held in the Armenian capital.
The gatherings were construed by the Armenian opposition as an EU endorsement of Pashinian of ahead of the June 7 elections. The Hayastan alliance, one of the main opposition election contenders, accused the EU of effectively meddling in “Armenia’s internal political processes.”
Opposition leaders have for years accused the West of turning a blind eye to what they call gross human rights abuses in Armenia for geopolitical considerations. During the parliamentary race, some of them deplored the lack of EU reaction to mass arrests of their activists and supporters on vote-buying charges strongly denied by them. The arrests continued on election day.
The European summits also contributed to a further deterioration of Armenia’s relations with Russia, its traditional allies irked by the Armenian government’s desire to join the European Union. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on May 9 that the South Caucasus nation should choose “as soon as possible” between European integration and its continued membership in a Russian-led trade bloc essential for the Armenian economy.
In the following weeks, Russia effectively banned on sanitary grounds multimillion-dollar imports of Armenian agricultural products and beverages. The EU responded by accusing Moscow of seeking to influence the election outcome through “economic coercion.” Von der Leyen said on June 4 that the EU will provide Yerevan with at least 50 million euros ($58 million) in urgent economic assistance.
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Croatia expresses strong support for Armenia’s deepening EU ties
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković congratulated Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his electoral victory and expressed strong support for Armenia’s deepening partnership with the EU.
“Congratulations to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his electoral victory. I look forward to continuing our cooperation and further strengthening relations between Croatia and Armenia. Croatia strongly supports Armenia’s reform efforts and its deepening partnership with the European Union, based on our shared commitment to democracy, stability, and prosperity,” Plenković said in a post on X.
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AGBU congratulates Pashinyan and Civil Contract
The Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) has congratulated Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the Civil Contract party on their victory in the parliamentary elections.
“The Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) extends its congratulations to Prime Minister-elect Nikol Pashinyan and the Civil Contract party on their electoral victory on June 7, 2026. This election stands as a testament to Armenian citizens’ commitment to civic participation, to exercising their fundamental right to choose their leadership through a free and fair electoral process, and to the strength of Armenia’s democratic institutions under the Rule of Law.
AGBU expresses its hope for an era of lasting peace and stability in the region. This opportunity allows Armenia to channel its human capital toward innovation, technological advancement, economic growth, and national security. In that same spirit, we encourage a renewed sense of unity and an atmosphere of goodwill and civility in the free _expression_ of different perspectives and ideas—both within the country and across the worldwide Diaspora.
As always, AGBU remains committed to working with the governing parties and the Armenian people to provide opportunities to help the Armenian homeland thrive and prosper,” the AGBU said in a statement.
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Electoral commissions to convene over recount requests
Armenia’s electoral territorial commissions will hold meetings on June 9 at 12:00 p.m. to review applications for vote recounts, as well as to conduct draws organized by the commissions for the purpose of carrying out recounts, the Central Election Commission (CEC) has said.
“In accordance with the provisions of the Electoral Code, recount procedures must begin at 2:00 p.m. on June 9,” the statement issued by the Central Election Commission said.
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Ankara Claims Significant Progress in Armenia-Turkey Normalization
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said significant progress has been achieved in the normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia over the past four years.
Speaking after the 10th trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia in Istanbul, Fidan said the normalization process between Ankara and Yerevan is continuing in close coordination with Azerbaijan.
“The process of normalizing relations with Armenia is continuing along the same lines and in close coordination with Azerbaijan. Significant progress has been achieved over the last four years,” Fidan said.
According to the Turkish foreign minister, lasting peace in the South Caucasus would create favorable conditions for the development of regional transport infrastructure and economic cooperation.
“As the foundations of peace are strengthened, transport infrastructure projects will yield even more significant results. As transport infrastructure develops, the socio-economic foundations of peace will, in turn, become stronger,” he said.
Fidan described the ongoing peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan as the most encouraging example of this vision.
“The will of the parties has created a concrete opportunity for our region. We support the peace process between Azerbaijan and Armenia and hope that a peace agreement will be signed without delay,” he stated.
He added that Turkey expects Azerbaijan’s “legitimate concerns” to be addressed as part of the process leading to the signing of a peace agreement.
The Turkish foreign minister also said that the participants in the trilateral meeting reaffirmed their shared vision for the future of the South Caucasus and their commitment to regional cooperation.
“The stronger the cooperation between our countries, the safer and more stable the South Caucasus will become,” Fidan said.
He further noted that Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia have contributed to making the region more resilient in the face of global energy challenges and emphasized the importance of deeper integration in energy and transport infrastructure.
According to Fidan, such integration would also have strategic significance by ensuring safer, faster and more predictable logistics routes between Europe and Asia.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan described the recent meeting between Armenian and Turkish businessmen as an important step toward economic cooperation that could also contribute to political processes.
“On June 2, a very important meeting took place in Kars between Armenian and Turkish businesspeople,” he told members of parliament at a joint committee hearing on the Pashinyan administration’s 2025 budget performance report.
He said the meeting was organized by the foreign ministries of Armenia and Turkey, as well as the chambers of commerce of both countries, insisting that last week’s meeting significantly differed from previous business contacts.
“This meeting was significantly different from any previous business interactions, because it had a very full agenda and also generated great interest among business circles in three eastern and northeastern provinces of Turkey,” Mirzoyan said, without elaborating on the meeting agenda.
In his assessment, this is a good start for deepening Armenia–Turkey economic cooperation. Mirzoyan also said he expects another such meeting to be held in Armenia in the near future.
“I expect that within a reasonable timeframe, we will have a second meeting on the territory of the Republic of Armenia,” the minister said.
“I am aware that concrete talks have already started between business circles and individual companies, and I am confident that we will see the continuation of these talks, their materialization, and tangible results,” Mirzoyan added.
The foreign minister expressed confidence that the process will continue and lead not only to economic but also to positive political outcomes.
“A process has started which, I dare to express confidence, will not stop in general and will bring not only good economic results, but will also bring positive political outcomes in its wake,” Mirzoyan said.
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Hamazkayin WR L. Presents Ishkhan Chiftjian 6-9-26
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The Literary Unit of the Hamazkay District Administration of the Western region is looking forward to the lecture on the Zoom platform on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 8:00 pm.
Նիւթ՝ARMENIANS TODAY “Tasting the Fruits”
presentsPrince Chiftjianfrom Germany.
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The Hamazkayin Western Region Literary Unit presents The Armenian Language Today; Fruit Tasting/ Tasting of the Fruits presented by Ishkhan Chiftjian.
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Armenpress: Georgia and U.S. working to restore bilateral relations
Georgia and the United States are working on a renewed agenda for bilateral relations based on mutual respect and consideration of the interests of both countries.
The Georgian service of Sputnik reported this, citing remarks by Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili during her visit to the United States.
According to the Georgian foreign minister, both sides have recently taken important steps aimed at ensuring positive developments in relations between Tbilisi and Washington and opening up new opportunities for cooperation.
“We are working with the United States on the substance of renewed Georgian-American relations and on ways to further develop those ties. We hope that in the near future we will have the opportunity to discuss specific areas of cooperation in greater detail,” Botchorishvili said.
The minister noted that the recent reciprocal visits by the two sides were aimed at advancing dialogue between the two countries.
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Pashinyan has already declared the USA “guilty”
Addressing Nikol Pashinyan’s “thought” that Russia was against the settlement of Artsakh, was an obstacle, etc., Narek Karapetyan stated during the debate that the USA and France should know that one day they will become “guilty” for Pashinyan, because this is the Armenian Prime Minister’s knowledge of diplomacy.
I think Karapetyan misses a bit. The USA, for example, has already been declared “guilty”. After August 8, Nikol Pashinyan complained about the US democratic administration. Ararat Mirzoyan from the administration with whose secretary of state, in the last days of his tenure, signed a charter of strategic partnership commissions.
After August 8, Pashinyan announced that “it is not that we were satisfied with the approaches of the democratic administration”. Thus, at least in terms of democratic administration, he has already essentially declared the US guilty. Of course, there is no doubt that after the defeat of the Republicans, Nikol Pashinyan will pass the baton of “guilt” to them, if, of course, the Armenian public does not register Nikol Pashinyan’s defeat by voting in the parliamentary elections.
Analyst Hakob Badalyan
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The former mayor of Yerevan Gagik Beglaryan was arrested
According to NEWS.am, former mayor of Yerevan, former Minister of Transport and Communications Gagik Beglaryan was arrested.
He was arrested on charges of allegedly giving or receiving bribes.
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