Oppositionist: Armenian authorities are trying to conceal  Azerbaijan`s shelling incidents  in light of the 2026 elections 

ArmInfo. The Armenian authorities are trying to conceal Azerbaijan's ceasefire violations ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections in 2026. Tigran Abrahamyan, a member of the National Assembly from the opposition  faction "I Have Honor", made this statement during a briefing on May  16.

He noted that the Azerbaijani Armed Forces have been shelling border  settlements for more than a month.  Meanwhile, local authorities in  Armenia have been pressuring residents of border communities to keep  quiet about these attacks. According to Abrahamyan, this position of  the authorities is due to their attempt to maintain a mythological  vision of the peace, otherwise before the elections, this will put  them in an extremely disadvantageous position. Additionally, he  expressed serious concern about Azerbaijan's significant arm  purchases from Israel, Turkey, Pakistan and certain European  countries. Due to the fact that international organizations and  Azerbaijan itself have not disseminated information about the weapons  purchased in recent years, Armenia does not have the opportunity to  objectively assess the military-political situation and correctly  respond to possible threats.