Nikol Pashinyan announces his participation in parliamentary  elections as the country`s future premier 

ArmInfo. Current Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has topped the Civil Contract party's election list. He announced this on social media. According to Pashinyan, the results of the two stages of the ruling Civil Contract party's internal vote have been finalized.

No appeals against the vote results were received within the  established deadline. "I express my gratitude to all members of the  Counting Commission, headed by Commission Chairman Hakob Arshakyan,  for organizing both stages of closed and secret voting at a high  level and, in principle, flawlessly. I thank all my party comrades  for the trust they have placed in me, for leading the Civil Contract  Party's electoral list and for the honor of becoming a candidate for  Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia. I express my gratitude to  the Board of the Civil Contract Party for their loyalty to the  party's political traditions and for setting new political standards  in the Republic of Armenia. "I love you all," he wrote. It should be  noted that the next parliamentary elections are scheduled for June 7,  2026. Armenia is a parliamentary republic.  The political force that  receives the majority in parliament as a result of the elections will  have the right to elect the Prime Minister of the Republic.

The following have already announced their participation in the  elections: the ruling Civil Contract Party (Prime Ministerial  candidate Nikol Pashinyan); Strong Armenia (Prime Ministerial  candidate - businessman Samvel Karapetyan, is under house arrest for  calling for the seizure of power); Prosperous Armenia (the candidate  for prime minister has not yet been announced, the party leader is  businessman Gagik Tsarukyan, who previously stated that he is not  running for this post); Armenian National Congress (candidate for  prime minister is Levon Zurabyan); Republic (candidate for prime  minister is former prime minister Aram Sargsyan); Wings of Unity  political initiative (candidate for prime minister is former  ombudsman Arman Tatoyan); DOK party (candidate for prime minister is  blogger Vardan Ghukasyan, is in an American prison); the I Am Against  Everyone movement (has not yet announced the name of its candidate  for prime minister). The Republican Party of Armenia, headed by  former President Serzh Sargsyan, has not yet decided whether to  participate in the elections. The Homeland Party, led by the former  director of National Security Service chief Artur Vanetsyan has  decided not to participate in the elections.