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On May 24, the Feast of the Epiphany, in the Mother Cathedral of Miatsnaej, during the Holy and Immortal Liturgy, by the hand of H.E. The episcopal ordination and consecration of Karekin the Second Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians will take place.

The episcopal rank will be conferred on the presbyter of Gegharkunyats Diocese. Reverend Isahak Poghosyan, Vicar of the Diocese of Masyatsotni, His Holiness Fr. Reverend Ruben Zargaryan, Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Rev. Reverend Anania Tsaturyan and the director of the Mother See Preaching Center Hogetret T. Zakaria the supreme reverend Baghumyan.

The beginning of the Holy Liturgy at 10:30.

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Since early morning, searches have been underway in the house of Martun Grigoryan, an opposition member of parliament, a candidate for the deputy on the list of the “Prosperous Armenia” party in Gyumri.

Searches are also underway in the offices and regional headquarters of the “Prosperous Armenia” party.

According to the circulating news, the searches are connected with the big rally held in Gyumri the previous day, which was led by Gagik Tsarukyan.

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Okay, do you hate the State, the state system, the reputation of the state and security structures, the credit, the honor of the officer’s shoulder so much that you give an imaginary political order to the National Security Service and get an essay? Gegham Manukyan, deputy of the National Assembly “Armenia” faction, wrote about this on his Facebook page.

“Okay, be so servile, spit on the authority of your superior (even unworthy and very fresh), your department, subordinate officers and turn your boss Nikoli’s instruction into an instruction or order.
Moreover, how dishonorable you are to trample on the authority of your brother, your officer’s rank and write nonsense as operational information and turn it into a report…

A greater leap of thought could not be expected from the docile devil-hunting NSS.
I’m not even talking about the investigative ones, they’ve been on the floor for a long time.

I am writing this as a member of the National Defense and Security Standing Committee,” Manukyan wrote.

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Nikol Pashinyan is turning the campaign into an open political reprisal.

Since early morning, masked persons, employees of the National Security Service have been invading the apartments and workplaces of PAP parliamentary candidates. After being announced by Nikol Pashinyan for two days, Andranik Tevanyan was charged yesterday, and today masked persons are conducting searches in his office. Masked persons also invaded the house of PAP deputy candidate Martun Grigoryan early in the morning.

It is obvious that after the numerous and powerful meetings that took place in Gyumri yesterday, the authorities found themselves in political upheaval. The best proof of this is the behavior of Nikol Pashinyan himself, in the form of giving press conferences and making anxious statements in the early morning while still sleepy. Pashinyan’s unbalanced behavior with baseless accusations and personal insults speaks of one thing: the government is in a panic.

It is obvious that the ruling Communist Party led by Nikol Pashinyan is the only one that does not come up with any programmatic content during the entire campaign, but is guided by the style of throwing mud at political opponents with street vocabulary.

I remind you that the “Prosperous Armenia” party has a long political path. During this entire period, the activities of the party chairman Gagik Tsarukyan were always aimed at protecting the interests of the state, homeland and people.

The “Prosperous Armenia” party has memorandums of cooperation with a number of foreign political forces, including the Conservative and Reformist Party of Europe, as well as the “United Russia” party of Russia. Years ago, Gagik Tsarukyan brought about three dozen European deputies to Armenia and Artsakh to show the international community that Artsakh exists, that people live there, and that it is not just a “war zone”. Cooperation with various political forces has always served one goal: to raise Armenia’s reputation on international platforms and protect Armenian interests.

We are unequivocal in our position. no repression, no persecution and no political persecution can affect our political course. We have always defended and will continue to defend the Armenian interest and the real state interests of the Republic of Armenia.

We assess what is happening as a targeted and coordinated attack against the opposition political force and the candidates for parliament, at the hottest stage of the pre-election process.

We also invite the attention of international structures, officials carrying out their diplomatic mission in our country, observers to these illegal processes. If you don’t see or ignore these shameful realities, when Nikol Pashinyan even threatens physical reprisals against the leaders of the opposition, then you don’t see anything.

I am attaching the video about the meetings held yesterday in Shirak Marz, so that it becomes clear after what Nikol Pashinyan found himself in a mental disorder.

Iveta Tonoyan

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Today, 2026. On May 22, the prosecutor submitted a petition to the Central Electoral Commission.

The information about this was reported by the General Prosecutor’s Office.

Today, at 17:00, the petition will be considered in the closed session of the Central Electoral Commission.  

Let us remind you that early in the morning masked NSS officers

Andranik Tevanyan is number two on the electoral list of the “Prosperous Armenia” party.

To remind, according to the Investigative Committee, Andranik Tevanyan, being a politician who supported the “Armenia” alliance of parties in the parliamentary elections held in 2021 and a member of the National Assembly included in the national electoral list of the same alliance, was recruited by foreign special services during the year 2024, director of the “Russia Caucasus” geopolitical center, performed espionage during the same period on the instructions of a representative of foreign special services, and also illegally collected and especially large amounts of He transferred a state secret to the latter for the sum of 622 thousand US dollars containing information translated into Russian about the process and results of hearings held in a closed, secret session of the National Assembly in April 2024, thus committing high treason to the detriment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and external security of the Republic of Armenia.

Andranik Tevanyan described this accusation as false and absurd and reminded that he was not even a member of the National Assembly at the mentioned time.

Since this morning, NSS officers have been conducting searches at Andranik Tevanyan’s house and the office of “Mother Armenia”.

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If the elections were held this coming Sunday, 28.8 percent of the respondents would be ready to vote for the ruling “Civil Pact” party, 14.9 percent for the “Strong Armenia” party alliance, 12.1 percent for the “Armenia” party alliance, 8.7 percent for the “Prosperous Armenia” party, and 5.8 percent for the “Wings of Unity” party. Aram Navasardyan, head of the Armenian representation of Gallup International Association, announced this at a meeting with journalists on May 22, presenting the survey data.։

It turns out that the four opposition forces that overcome the threshold to pass to the parliament would together collect 41.5 percent, while the ruling party – 28.8 percent, news.am writes.

3.4 percent of respondents would vote for the “Democracy, Law and Discipline” party, 2.9 percent for the “Enlightened Armenia” party, 2.8 percent for the “Blessed Republic” party, 2.7 percent for the “New Power” party, 1.9 percent for the “Against All” party, 1.3 percent for the “Republic” party, 0.5 percent for the “For the Republic” party, “Kochari” party – 0.4 percent, Armenian National Congress – 0.3 percent, Christian Democratic Party – 0.2 percent, “National-Democratic Pole” Party – 0.2 percent, “Democratic Unification” Party – 0.1 percent, “Alliance” Party – 0.1 percent, reformists 0.1 percent of the party.

0.9 percent of respondents would spoil the ballots, 8.6 percent would refuse to answer the question, 3.4 percent would find it difficult to answer.

1,102 people took part in the telephone survey conducted on May 19-21.

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As always, Nikol Pashinyan, who calls his political opponents “kiarpinj”, does not even realize the real meaning of the word he used. But the people understand that difference very well.

Kyarpinj is a symbol of the builder, ceremony, home and hearth keeper. With Kyarpinj, people build a house, erect a wall, maintain a family, and strengthen their homeland. It is a symbol of creative work, patience, roots and continuity.

And the pickaxe is an instrument of destruction. It is even more dangerous when it finds itself in the hands of the enemy and begins to serve not to build one’s own house, but to destroy the foundations of one’s own state.

Pashinyan is exactly that used political pickaxe, from whose blows Artsakh, national security and the peace of thousands of Armenian homes came to a stage.

Now is it better to be a builder “kyarpinj” or a stranger’s “klung” to destroy?

Political scientist Suren Surenyants

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At the May 22 session of the RA NA Standing Committee on Territorial Administration, Local Self-Government, Agriculture and Environmental Protection, the package of drafts “On Amendments to the Law on “Territorial Division” and related laws, which envisage new community unification programs, were discussed and adopted in the second reading.

As a result of the changes, three new enlarged communities will be formed in Lori, Syunik and Vayots Dzor marzes.

Stepanavan (Lori). Stepanavan, Gyulagarak and Lori fortress are united with a total of 20 settlements.

Goris (Syunik). Goris, Tatev and Tegh communities are united with a total of 28 settlements.

Yeghegnadzor (Vayots Dzor). The communities of Yeghegnadzor, Areni and Yeghegis are united with a total of 32 settlements.

In general, with this program, 80 settlements of 9 communities will be united, forming 3 enlarged units.

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Nikol Pashinyan, who started the negotiations from his own zero point and failed the 26-year negotiation process, declared himself a pioneer of foreign diplomacy this time and gave evaluations to Gagik Tsarukyan’s statement on naming Pakistan among the countries guaranteeing peace. This was written by Iveta Tonoyan, press secretary of the PAP leader.

“Firstly, Gagik Tsarukyan, Pakistan has mentioned many other influential superpowers: the USA, Russia, China among other countries, secondly, perhaps your countless advisors forgot to report to you that the main mediator stopping the Iran-American war in our neighbor and brotherly Iran and bringing peace is Pakistan itself. Pakistan, being a nuclear power, has a great influence on Azerbaijan and can be a serious player in preventing a new war and curbing Azerbaijan’s aggressive actions. Apart from this, the Republic of Armenia has recently established diplomatic relations with Pakistan, perhaps realizing the importance of having diplomatic channels of communication even with difficult countries.

International experience shows that sometimes it is the strategic partners of one of the parties who are able to prevent the most dangerous force adventure and restrain the most radical approaches.

Armenia’s main priority should remain the security of the state through all effective diplomatic and international instruments.

Yes, we want to have good relations with Iran, the USA, the Russian Federation, China and all those countries that can contribute to the realization of our vision of guaranteed peace. , where the absolute priority will be Armenia and Armenia’s security.

For us, diplomacy is not an adventure when you speak something different during the most important international negotiations, and already in Armenia, something radically different.”

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