We will stand by the 33,537 votes given to us. people trusted and believed in us, and we will legitimately go to the end in every way to protect those votes, Liparit Drmeyan, the representative of the “Unity Wings” party, said at the meeting with journalists.

“We consider the decision of the Central Electoral Commission on June 14 illegal. We will go to the end in all ways not prohibited by law to protect the votes given to us, including we will appeal to the Constitutional Court,” said Drmeyan.

He mentioned that the results of the elections do not express the real will of the voters.

“They do not express it on the basis that during the pre-election period, the CP and the government apparatus used such measures on the voters that they could not freely express their will. The freedom of choice protected by the constitution has been violated,” said Liparit Drmeyan.

He stated that the elections were not free and equal.

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In 2025, as in previous years, issues of improving the socio-economic integration environment of our compatriots displaced from Karabakh continued to remain among the main priorities of the RA government. RA Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan announced this at the session of the National Assembly on June 16, referring to the support provided to our compatriots displaced from Karabakh during the implementation of the 2025 state budget.

According to him, the programs implemented by the Government in this direction since September 2023 allowed not only to effectively manage the crisis, but also created reliable prerequisites for ensuring the transition from urgent support to socio-economic integration.

“If in 2023-2024 the Government’s priority in the support formats financed by budget programs was the compensation of the living expenses of the displaced, including the rents, then in 2025 the implementation of housing solutions, as well as the implementation of programs that strengthen decent well-being through self-employment, was considered a priority,” said the Deputy Prime Minister.

Khachatryan also informed that as of May 31, 2026, within the framework of the apartment purchase program, 6,444 families, including 26,432 people, have been issued certificates.

“More than 2,970 of the families or 13,400 people have already bought their house or apartment. The value of the apartments bought by our displaced compatriots within the framework of government support is about 48 billion drams,” he said.

The Deputy Prime Minister also informed that at the end of 2025, the Government also approved the measure of partial payment of rent for individual groups displaced from Karabakh, financial support programs will continue.

“In general, in 2025, about 38 billion drams were spent in the direction of the above-mentioned support programs, and in the state budget of 2026, the amount of allocations in the same program directions is 55 billion,” he said, emphasizing that as of December 31, 2025, more than 31 thousand 300 displaced compatriots in Armenia have permanent jobs or are self-employed.

“In general, 45 billion 700 million drams were actually spent from the state budget in 2025 for the implementation of support programs for our compatriots displaced from Karabakh, and from 2023, about 146 billion drams,” said the deputy prime minister.

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Recently, a woman very upset asked me if it was really pointless to go to the elections, because it was not possible to remove the existing “Demolish the State” party. I answered that by going to the election, they prevented Aliyev’s toy political force from gaining a constitutional majority in the parliament and from holding the Aliyev referendum. The lady was very happy that her vote could be useful in preventing or at least significantly complicating the Azerbaijani plans towards our country.

It is very important that the political forces can have a simple and honest conversation with the citizens who voted. It is important to explain to the citizen in the simplest possible, clear and understandable language that his vote is really valuable, maybe at the moment it is not possible to remove the ruling power, but without the active political participation of citizens, no issue can be solved in this country.

The last elections proved that the RA citizen can change anything. Another thing is that the political forces that have assumed responsibility should be able to capitalize on that vote, not disappoint the citizens who voted for them, be able to show the significance and importance of all that, so that the citizen is motivated to participate in the political changes of his country and understand that the only real change maker is himself.

Azerbaijanologist Tatev Hayrapetyan

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Problems arising in individual export markets may lead to a decrease in income in the RA economy, as well as the formation of an excess supply of individual products, containing mainly deflationary risks. This is reported by the Central Bank of RA.

In the conditions of current macroeconomic developments, RA financial market participants on average expect that the Central Bank will maintain the current level of the interest rate for a little longer, reducing the policy interest rate to 6.25% in the medium term horizon.

In the conditions of the discussed risks and existing uncertainties, on the one hand, the CB Board considered type A scenarios related to the possible increase in global neutral interest rates, the formation of excess demand conditions in the domestic economy and the risks of acceleration of inflationary expectations, which require a higher policy interest rate path compared to market expectations.

On the other hand, the Council discussed B-type scenarios related to the prospect of global economic growth slowdown, the formation of deflationary risks as a result of problems in individual export directions, and the fundamental reduction of the risk premium of the RA economy, which imply a lower policy interest rate path compared to market expectations.

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In the second quarter of 2026, 12-month inflation continued to be above target, standing at 4.2% in May. This was mentioned in the Central Bureau of Investigation message.

During that time, the 12-month normal inflation increased, making 5.1%. In the second quarter of 2026, amid geopolitical uncertainty and prolonged high energy prices, demand in the global economy continued to weaken and its outlook worsened.

At the same time, the risks of a higher trajectory for the US public debt, and thus a prolonged maintenance at high levels of long-term interest rates, have increased.

The risks of medium-term growth and weakening of demand in other main partner countries of Armenia are more objective. In particular, in the Eurozone and Russia, an economic recession was recorded in the first quarter, and the structural problems are gradually deepening, contributing to the weakening of growth capacities in these economies as well.

At the same time, in the conditions of the relative stabilization of the situation in the Middle East, a certain decrease in the prices of energy carriers is observed, however, the high uncertainty about the perspective of the prices of raw materials and food products remains.

In this context, given the high uncertainty surrounding the developments in the inflationary environment, the risks of the central banks of the leading countries maintaining the existing policy interest rates for a long time or increasing them remain.

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The Prosecutor’s Office also discovered a number of violations in the process of acquiring the “Golden Key” sanatorium owned by “Araratcement” company. RA General Prosecutor’s Office informs about it.

In particular, by the decision of January 9, 2003, the Head of the Government allowed the RA Minister of State Property Management to sell the “Golden Key” sanatorium (sanitary) at 5 Shahumyan St., Ararat city, at a cost of 44 million 390 thousand drams, setting the minimum price at 6 million 500 thousand drams.

“Araratcement” PB company was recognized as the winner of the announced competition. According to the contract signed on August 15, 2003, the company undertook to make an investment of 30 thousand US dollars within two years from the moment of signing the contract, as well as to create 30 jobs during the same period.

The company subsequently submitted false documents purporting to have fulfilled the above obligations.

After that, the head of the State Property Management Department under the Government of the Republic of Armenia did not check the fulfillment of the obligations stipulated in the contract, he considered them fulfilled, as a result of which the Republic of Armenia suffered a property damage of 44 million 390 thousand drams.

On June 10, 2004, the competent official of the RA Cadastre Committee, based on non-relevant decisions, registered the ownership right of the “Araratcement” PB company over the sanatorium building and buildings with an area of ​​1,468.70 square meters, and the lease right over the land plot with an area of ​​3,165 ha encumbered by them.

The prosecutor, in the framework of exercising his powers of protection of state interests, having discovered features of an apparent crime, submitted a report on the crime to the Anti-Corruption Committee on June 15, 2026.

At the same time, based on the violations found in the process of expropriation, the Prosecutor’s Office submitted a claim to the Administrative Court to annul the state registration of property rights made in the name of “Araratcement” PB company to the “Golden Key” sanatorium in Ararat city.

Let’s remind that the General Prosecutor’s Office also discovered a number of violations in the process of privatization of “Araratcement” company and acquisition of plots of land of “Araratcement” company.

On May 5, 2026, the General Prosecutor’s Office addressed a letter to the Government of the Republic of Armenia, proposing to discuss the appropriateness of implementing proper administration in order to eliminate the existing violations in the company and their consequences, including, for example, appointing a temporary manager in the company.

Investigations of the Prosecutor’s Office are in progress in order to find out the legality of acquisition of other properties owned by “Araratcement” PB company.

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As a result of the activities carried out by the officers of the RA Anticorruption Committee, factual information was obtained that a number of residents of Ararat region demanded the representatives of the Masis community office of the “Strong Armenia” party to give them electoral bribes on the condition of voting for the mentioned party in the National Assembly elections and recruiting supporters. The Anti-Corruption Committee informs about this.

In connection with the incident, the RA Anti-Corruption Committee initiated criminal proceedings, arrested a number of persons, and carried out administrative actions.

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On June 16, I received the members of the delegation of Save Armenia organization. Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan wrote about it on his Facebook page.

“I welcomed the visit of the delegation to Armenia, and the members of the delegation, in turn, thanked for the warm reception and the opportunity for a meaningful discussion.

During the meeting, we reflected on the agenda of Armenia-US bilateral relations, the implementation process of the agreements reached, and also emphasized the importance of further expansion of trade and economic ties and deepening of mutually beneficial cooperation.

In the second part of the meeting, I answered the questions of interest to the participants, exchanging ideas on a number of issues of regional and mutual interest,” he wrote.

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US President Donald Trump has stated that he considers the current leadership of Iran to be intelligent and emphasized that it is pleasant to do business with its representatives.

“Now we are dealing with people whom I consider very reasonable and with whom it is pleasant to work. They are strong and intelligent people,” Trump said during a meeting with Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Their conversation with the press was broadcast on the White House website.

According to the American leader, the current representatives of Tehran are less radical than their predecessors and strive to be useful to their country.

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In recent days, the possible 14-point agreement between the USA and Iran has been actively discussed in the international press. Even if only part of the published information is true, one important fact is already visible. the logic of that agreement seriously questions the so-called TRIPP project, which the RA authorities presented for months as an almost inevitable scenario for the future of the region.

It is noteworthy that at least some of the discussed points are based on the recognition of Iran’s security interests and the exclusion of new sources of tension in the region. And this directly contradicts the ideology on which the TRIPP project was built.

This once again proves how short-sighted and based on a wrong assessment of the situation the policy of the RA authorities was. Instead of being guided by the state interests of Armenia and taking into account the positions of all actors in the region, for months they presented to the public projects born in foreign centers as an already established reality.

Today, when the geopolitical conditions change literally within days, it becomes clear that once again the authorities were in a hurry to serve political propaganda, presenting it as a diplomatic achievement.

The state cannot be built on assumptions, wishes or temporary programs of external sponsors. The state is built on a realistic calculation, national interest and correct assessment of regional realities.

And the processes developing around TRIPP show that geopolitics is changing faster than the propaganda theses of the RA authorities.

And unfortunately, the price for this is usually not paid by the government, but by Armenia.

Narek Mantashyan, a member of the “Armenia” bloc

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