IODA wants to assess the democratic state of Armenia ahead of the  elections 

ArmInfo. We welcome your visit to Armenia, especially ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections, as stated by  Seyran Ohanyan, leader of the opposition  "Armenia"  faction in the National Assembly, during a meeting with the representatives of the International Observatory for Democracy in Armenia (IODA) on March 11.

According to the NA press service, during the meeting, Ohanyan noted  that the faction highly values the participation of independent  observers in the electoral process, as well as the initiative's  activities as an unofficial and non-partisan platform.

"We are a group of independent experts working on human rights  protection issues. We are in Armenia to understand all the challenges  that may hinder the holding of free and independent elections," said  Kenneth Roth, human rights activist and former Executive Director of  Human Rights Watch.

The initiative's participants noted that the goal of their mission is  to assess the democratic state of the country ahead of the elections  to the RA  National Assembly on June 7, 2026. The deputes of the  faction answered the guests' questions, touching on the domestic  political situation in Armenia, the current issues, as well as  possible obstacles that threaten  the holding of free and independent  elections.