The opposition field should be able to formulate such a proposal that will be consistent with the new geopolitical realities and at the same time serve the interests of Armenia.

In other words, Armenia should present itself to the outside world with a new approach.

When we say “outside world”, we do not mean only Russia, the United States, China or Iran individually.

We are talking about the entire international environment.

Details in the video

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Recently, Nikol Pashinyan and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin had a principled conversation in Yekaterinburg. Russian Senator Vladimir Jabarov said this during the press conference held on the Sputnik Armenia multimedia platform, answering the question about the current state of bilateral relations in the background of the RA National Assembly elections.

“The situation in Armenia is difficult. You know that recently a meeting of prime ministers took place in Yekaterinburg. There was a principled conversation, and it was clearly said that Armenia should take a stand,” said the Russian senator.

He is convinced that the only chance for Armenia to survive in the conditions of global instability is to maintain friendship with Russia and membership of the Eurasian Economic Union.

“We will follow concrete steps. The villagers, who are unable to sell their products, are already expressing dissatisfaction. Russia does not intend to take revenge on the people of Armenia, but it should be understood that we also have our own interests,” Jabarov said.

Nikol Pashinyan and Mikhail Mishustin met on July 6 in Yekaterinburg. During the negotiations, Pashinyan expressed hope that the existing problematic issues will be resolved.

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Political prisoner Khachik Galstyan’s message from house arrest:

“Dear compatriots,

I have been in prison for about seven months. Unfortunately, during that period of time, political persecutions and persecutions in our country have reached alarming proportions.

My solidarity and the assurance of my respects to Gagik Tsarukyan, Andranik Tevanyan, Aregnaz Manukyan, Armen Ashotyan, Avetik Chalabyan, Davit Ghazinyan, Ashot Yeghiazaryan and the rest of the friends imprisoned for their political activities.

In the mire of tyranny, which is deepening day by day, the ruling class is trying to silence, by instilling widespread fear, to suffocate every word of dissent, dissent, every hearth of resistance.

Dear Armenians,

Do not be silent, do not be afraid, do not put up with the whims of the dictator’s palate.

Speak, protect and support.

Silence and indifference is equivalent to drowning in the fetid swamp of dictatorship.

And finally, the window of my prison-turned-apartment looks directly at Mount Hatis. Every night, when my homeland is buried in widespread darkness, a light is lit on the top of the mountain. In the dark nightmare of the night, it seems to be a ray of hope, faith and victory, flooded with God, Faith and Motherland.

Dear Tsarukyan, stay strong.

Prisoner of homeland and conscience

Professor Khachik Galstyan.”

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Last year, Nikol Pashinyan tried to remove the Catholicos of All Armenians from the throne with a group of church bishops under the name of “improving the church”.

For months, various representatives of the government, led by Nikol Pashinyan, were insulting the Catholicos, saying that the Catholicos “has a child” and should leave.

In November 2025, Nikol Pashinyan received the bishops who joined him in the Government, who were publicly named “Tiradavner”. Among those bishops were: Archbishop Abraham Mkrtchyan, Archbishop Arakel Karamyan, Bishop Anushavan Zhamkochian, Archbishop Kchoyan of Navasard, Bishop Tigranyan of Artak, Bishop Gevorg Saroyan and, surprisingly, Leader of the Diocese of Artsakh Vrtanes bishop Abrahamyan.

That move of the bishops caused great anger among the public, and the Armenians of Artsakh expressed their concerns about the step taken by Bishop Vrtanes, saying that it is unacceptable for them that the person representing the Diocese of Artsakh meets and shakes the hand of Nikol Pashinyan, who surrendered Artsakh.

Moreover, a day later, the Armenians of Artsakh gathered near the residence of the bishop of the diocese, trying to understand why His Holiness Vrtanes took that step, but the bishop did not receive any of the gathered. The Armenians of Artsakh even appealed to the Bishop, asking to discuss the issue of changing the head of the diocese.

For a long time now, Bishop Vrtanes does not appear in public places, does not participate in liturgies, does not speak about the problems of Artsakh Armenians in any way.

168.am Chairman of the Diocesan Council of Artsakh From Lernik Hovhannisyan I wondered if they had any meeting with Bishop Vrtanes, does he participate in any way in the complex events taking place in the life of Artsakh Armenians?

“I have nothing to do with him, I haven’t seen him since December 8, I only have contact with members of the diocesan council, and that’s it.” I repeat, I have nothing to do with him, we have not even met by chance during this time.

According to my information, during this entire period, he did not meet with the members of the diocesan council, in any case, he did not see any of those in Yerevan.” 168.am–Lernik Hovhannisyan said in a conversation with

To the question: do the members of the diocesan council have no desire to meet with the leader of the diocese, our interlocutor answered that they have applied to the Mother See, the Mother See handles the administration.

“We keep in touch with the Mother See, we have applied with a corresponding letter and we are waiting for the Mother See to take over,” emphasized Lernik Hovhannisyan.

Let’s remind that last year, on May 26, Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, went to Bern, Switzerland, and participated in the “Religious Freedom” organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Swiss Protestant Church. at the international forum entitled “Preservation of the Armenian spiritual, cultural and historical heritage in Artsakh/Nagar Karabakh”. During the conference, His Holiness addressed not only the issues of preservation of the spiritual and cultural heritage in Artsakh, but also the return of prisoners and Armenians of Artsakh held illegally in Baku.

After that, the attacks on His Holiness and the church began, first, the spiritual leader of Azerbaijan accused the Apostolic Church of “inciting war”, then the RA government, led by Nikol Pashinyan, started the attacks, demanding the removal of the Catholicos.

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“KP photographer”, a person who worked for Nikol Pashinyan, “mandate thief”, etc. In the post-election period, many citizens remembered CEC President Vahagn Hovakimyan with these qualities, but Hovakimyan has a better opinion of himself.

“I can say with a simple front that the elections of June 7, 2026 were free and transparent compared to all previous elections. There were very few deficiencies,” he said during the last press conference.

By the way, back in 2022, when Pashinyan was praising his one-time colleague and party member on the occasion of his nomination, he adopted another similar high-style speech. He said: “Vahagn Hovakimya has fought for the justice of elections throughout his career, and he is a representative of a political team under whose leadership all the elections held in Armenia were qualified by the international community as free, democratic and competitive.”

We witnessed “democratic”, “competitive” elections especially a month ago, when Pashinyan’s main opponent in the parliamentary elections was under house arrest, and various legal processes were started against others.

Along with these and other records: 168․amwith the regular publication of the series of declarations, refers to the 2025 declaration of property, income, expenses and interests of Vahagn Hovakimyan, who was elected as the chairman of the CEC by voting for himself.

in 2022 On October 7, at the extraordinary session of the National Assembly, Vahagn Hovakimyan was elected the chairman of the Central Electoral Commission exclusively by the votes of the CP. By the way, his own voice was decisive for him in that choice. Four days before the election, the ruling MP withdrew from the “Civil Contract” in order to comply with the law’s requirement to be non-partisan, and then to be nominated for the post of CEC president from the same faction, CP.

In his declaration, the Chairman of the CEC mentioned 2 immovable properties, a residential house and a plot of land in the Ajapnyak community, which he received as a donation in 2023 and manages alone.

We are also informed that in the reporting year, Hovakimyan sold the “Nissan” car he bought in 2021 for 1 million 400 thousand drams.

About the official’s funds․

Instead of 405 thousand 380 drams and 6000 dollars at the beginning of the year, the balances of the former CP’s bank accounts increased to 1 million 424 thousand 797 drams and 6000 dollars at the end of the year. During the year, his cash resources also increased, from 1.5 million drams to 2 million drams at the end of the year.

Vahagn Hovakimyan’s income of 21 million 483,900 drams for the reporting year, 2025, according to the declaration, was generated from 2,978,699 drams of income tax refund received from Finnakh, 155,887 drams of income received from CEC and other civil law contracts and 18,349,314 drams from labor remuneration and other payments equal to it.

As of December 31 of the reporting year, the balance of the principal amount of loans and borrowings of the official amounted to AMD 34,890,659. the subject of the mortgage was the construction of the house. During the year, he directed 5,446,000 drams to repay the loan.

He also declared a 100 percent share in “Hovakimyanner N.M.” in a commercial organization.

Reminder: 2022 item presented in 2023 of the declaration According to the agreement, Vahagn Hovakimyan was in sole ownership in the Ajapnyak community of Yerevan in 2020. the structure received as a donation on December 7 (according to the declaration, the characteristics of the structure are: newly built, acquired and registered and evaluated by the authorized body managing the real estate cadastre, those buildings that have not yet received state registration of rights, as well as buildings and structures voluntarily built on that plot of land by persons with ownership or land use rights, including voluntary structures in apartment buildings or adjacent to buildings).

Again in the same year, another immovable property and two parcels attached to the privately owned land acquired by donation again in the same community.

According to the same declaration, in August 2021, Hovakimyan bought a Nissan car. At the beginning of the year, his bank funds were 6010 USD and 431 thousand AMD, at the end of the year – 6000 USD and 335 thousand AMD. The available cash was 500 thousand drams at the beginning of the year, and 2 million drams at the end of the year.

The income of the reporting year was about 9 million 181 thousand drams, which Vahagn Hovakimyan received from the National Assembly, before being elected as the chairman of the CEC, in the amount of 6 million 142 thousand drams, and from the CEC in the amount of 3 million 39 thousand drams.

The declaring official also declared a 100 percent share: “Hovakimyanner N.M.” in a commercial organization whose activity, according to the SRC, is temporarily suspended.

Vahagn Hovakimyan’s wife, individual entrepreneur Lusine Movsisyan, did not disclose any information in the declaration.

Let’s note that the figure who left the “Civil Agreement” party on an opportune occasion was one of the founders of that party and also a member of the board. In general, Vahagn Hovakimyan’s work is directly related to Nikol Pashinyan. The Chairman of the CEC was a journalist of the “Haykakan Zhamanak” newspaper, then an assistant to MP Nikol Pashinyan, and later a deputy of the ruling power.

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