“Fact” daily writes:

Immediately after the publication of the preliminary results of the elections, the question of whether or not the opposition will take the mandates became a topic of intense discussion. According to press publications, after a number of violations that occurred after the parliamentary elections in Armenia and the use of administrative resources, the opposition forces that entered the parliament, particularly the “Armenia” and “Strong Armenia” alliances, are currently discussing various scenarios, including the option of relinquishing mandates. But there are some nuances here that cannot be ignored

In Armenia and, in general, in the world, no serious political force participates in the elections to become the opposition, but this does not mean that in case of failure, all these forces should immediately give up their mandate.

Let’s make a simple assessment whether the opposition should take the mandate or not by answering a few questions.

Is the opposition harming Pashinyan and questioning his legitimacy by not taking a mandate? Answer: definitely not. It seems that the opposition’s failure to take a mandate is a blow to Pashinyan’s government, as if it shows that the system is in crisis, but in that case, Pashinyan is able to solve any issue in the parliament “in proud solitude” on his own, without the opposition and anyone to reckon with, without opposition. As for legitimacy, he has the support of the USA and the European Union, which have already congratulated the latter, which will provide an opportunity to “thump” any decision or action with legitimacy and the people’s mandate.

Will the opposition be stronger with a mandate or without a mandate? If the opposition does not take the mandate, then, of course, in the short-term future it can generate street, but today, after a number of unsuccessful attempts of street struggle and due to an unprecedented wave of violence, it is not ready to start an effective and victorious street struggle. In this case, the opposition should discuss the issue of taking the mandates and starting an institutional struggle, depriving Pashinyan of the opportunity to have a constitutional majority and votes in the parliament, as well as limiting Pashinyan’s absolute power to appoint a number of key officials: the Prosecutor General, judges of the Constitutional and Cassation Court, the Human Rights Defender, the chairman of the Central Election Commission, the chairman and members of the board of the Central Bank, the chairman and members of the Accounting Commission and other high officials. Also, it will be easier for the Khordarani opposition to coordinate and not allow the issue of handing over the enclaves, particularly Tigranashen, as well as the adoption of the new Constitution and the cancellation of the Declaration of Independence.

This, while not excluding the option of a street fight, because one does not interfere with the other at all.

The opposition, which has not passed the parliament, cannot destroy the 550,000 votes it received. So many people voted, and that vote cannot be lost. Of course, it is exclusively for the opposition forces to decide, and their voters should also trust them. Making such a decision cannot be “on the fly”, especially since a recount is underway, it has been announced to appeal to the Supreme Court, the opposition forces are conducting studies and discussions, as they themselves said, and finally, the final results have not been announced yet, and the final composition of the National Assembly is not clear. Nevertheless, the prevailing opinion is that the opposition should go to the parliament to start an institutional struggle. for example, Nikol Pashinyan, who became the government today, after the 2017 elections, when the newly formed opposition, represented by Nikol Pashinyan and the “Yelk” alliance, which received 7 percent of the votes after the parliamentary elections, took the mandates and started the institutional struggle, using the parliamentary podium and the parliamentary opposition resource to fight against the authorities, which was the basis for generating a street struggle and a change of power.

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On June 7, our people stood in line at the polling stations to remove Nikol. He did not stand in line to change the prosecutor. Nor to appoint a judge. And not, even more so, opposition mandates. The people stood in line for only one purpose, so that there would be a change of power in the country.

And now, any step of the opposition, whether it is to take a mandate or not, to appoint a prosecutor or not, should be based on the demand of the people to carry out a change of power. That is the political order of our society. The opposition did not receive another order.

Moreover, the demand for a change of power does not refer to the future. It refers to today. And if the start of the power change process is delayed for another two or three days, even more so, it doesn’t start at all, I assure you, the opposition will become more hated by the people than even Nikol’s government.

Political scientist Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan

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In the post-election phase, the government has engaged all its resources to focus the public-political discourse on the agenda of whether or not to take a mandate.

The fact that this topic is a matter of active discussion and importance, especially in the opposition community, is not disputed by anyone.

It is another thing that the government is trying to passivize this topic by “pouring gasoline” and push the fact of the administrative resources it used during the pre-election phase, illegal detentions and shameful elections out of the agenda.

Realizing that the issue of mandates in the opposition circles can bring a wave of polarization and new disappointments, the government gives energy to the topic from the side.

HG. The opposition forces that entered the National Assembly should talk to each other as soon as possible, harmonize what needs to be done and make a decision, preventing the government from taking the initiative.

Tigran Abrahamyan, secretary of “I have an honor” faction

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Many people do not like the results of these elections, we all understand that there were falsifications, pressures, threats, use of administrative resources. With all that, there is a hopeful side: Pashinyan DOES NOT have the majority vote anymore. 1,476,597 − 727,160 = 749,437. This is the CEC data, without recalculation. The majority of voters, 749,437 people, are against his prime ministership, against his policies. It is a fact, a dry but very telling fact.

For me, this is an indicator that people actually want a change of government, people came to the polling station, actively participated in order for there to be a change of government. At the same time, it is a fact that a single political force cannot do this, there is no such force that can achieve it alone, so we must learn to work together, if, of course, the goal is to remove Pashinyan.

These days I have been approached by various people outside, most of them a little upset with the results, but persistent. I honestly say that I see the determination of the Armenian community to get out of this situation, it is really obvious that people do NOT want such an immoral leader, they don’t want that and that’s it. For me, Armenian people who like to think, reason, who love Armenia not with words, but with heart and deed, who do not accept a leader who can say that our entire fight was in vain, that Artsakh was “not our land” or to be proud of the war and ethnic cleansing, because it “liberated” us from Artsakh… people who reject this devaluation, those people are the majority, and this is the most correct and good impulse to all public and political forces, that we should give people strength, hope, not build politics on fears, that has tired us all, build on culture, history, national identity and our unique ability to stand up.

It should be understood that this fight is a civilized one. They want to convince us that the right thing to do is to live “in peace”, that we are useless and incapable, but in these elections, the Armenian community showed everyone that it does NOT want to live “in peace”, it is strong and does not surrender to the will of others even after such severe trials. This should be clearly understood and guided by this idea. The rest is a matter of time and technique. The important thing is to learn that a problem cannot be solved alone, there is no one who solves the problem for us, we are the ones who solve the problem, together, respecting each other, listening, understanding and moving forward.

Armenia is an infinitely beautiful country, it deserves that we continue our fight and struggle for its empowerment and standing up.

Azerbaijanologist Tatev Hayrapetyan

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On June 10, at 8:49 p.m., the Lori Regional Operational Management Center was alerted that two citizens were lost in the mountains of Fioletovo settlement, in a forested area. the help of rescuers is necessary.

The operative group of the regional rescue department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs went to the scene of the incident.

The rescuers found the lost citizens and escorted them to their place of residence.

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On June 12, 2026, from 13:00 to 13:40 in the center of Tsav village of Kapan municipality, from 14:00 to 14:40 in the center of Srashen village, from 15:00 to 15:40 in the center of Shikahogh village, and from 16:00 to 17:00 in the center of Chakaten village, a mandatory security guard will be installed to save your time. the mobile office of the enforcement service.

Kapan municipality informed about this.

“You can apply for the issues that concern you in the field of enforcement and get answers to your questions on the spot,” the statement says.

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The Central Electoral Commission informs that the recalculation works are continuing in the CEC seats.

According to the provisions of the Electoral Code, the recount work must be stopped on June 12 at 2:00 p.m.

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During the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceedings investigated by the investigation department of the Avan and Nor Nork administrative districts of the RA Investigative Committee of the Yerevan City, it was found that the company imported into RA a total of 48 thousand kg of meat products not included in the license, after which, with the help of a company providing customs brokerage services, they made declarations with distorted data and submitted them to the tax authority, as a result of which 25% was paid for the imported product instead of 80% customs duty.

This is reported by the CC.

“As a result, the company avoided paying taxes and duties to the state budget in the amount of 13 million 894 thousand 935 AMD.

During the preliminary investigation, the damage caused to the state has been fully recovered,” the report said.

Notice: the person accused of a crime is considered innocent until his guilt is proven in accordance with the procedure established by the Code of Criminal Procedure by a legally binding court verdict.

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The Armenian government will allocate about 4 billion drams to support companies engaged in the export of fresh fruit, wine, cognac and mineral water. The move is aimed at helping local producers diversify consumption markets amid Russia’s tightening of import conditions.

The support program was officially approved at the June 11 executive session and plans to provide financial compensation for deliveries made this month. The urgency of finding alternative directions is determined by statistics. In 2025, the total export volume of the above-mentioned goods exceeded 106 billion drams, of which 81 percent went to the Russian market.

In order to increase the international competitiveness of Armenian products, the state will subsidize each exported kilogram or liter with a fixed amount.

Funding will be distributed by product type. In particular, 400 drams will be paid for each kilogram of exported cherries, 200 drams for apricots, and 250 drams for plums, peaches and nectarines. In the beverage sector, compensation for one liter of bottled wine will be 350 AMD, for mineral water – 150 AMD, and for one absolute liter of bottled brandy, 830 AMD will be provided. The government expects to export about 11,500 tons of fresh fruit in June alone, mainly apricots, as well as a large volume of alcoholic beverages and water.

In order to use state support, resident organizations and individual entrepreneurs must apply to the Ministry of Economy, attaching copies of customs declarations and invoices.

This government decision follows a series of trade restrictions recently imposed by Moscow on Armenia. Since the beginning of June, Russia has temporarily closed its market for a number of Armenian agricultural products, including Indian fruits, eggplant, potatoes, dry fruits, and fish products. In the past, similar restrictions were also imposed on the supply of flowers, some types of mineral water, brandy and wine.

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