"Strong Armenia": Armenian authorities` to restrict Samvel  Karapetyan`s participation in elections demonstrate their real fears

ArmInfo.  The convening of an extraordinary session of the Armenian parliament on April 7 to discuss draft amendments to the Electoral Code of the Republic testifies to one thing: fear has become the driving force behind the ruling Civil Contract party's decision-making.

This was stated by Marianna Ghahramanyan, press secretary of the Strong Armenia party, regarding the ruling Civil Contract faction's initiation of an  extraordinary session of the Armenian parliament on April 7 to  discuss draft amendments to the Electoral Code of the Republic. 

The goal is to impose restrictions on the names of election blocs,  prohibiting the use of personal names in the names of political  blocs. The party's spokesperson noted that this occurred just days  after they announced the creation of the "Strong Armenia with Samvel  Karapetyan" bloc, around which a large public consensus had formed.

"One person in Armenia is once again frightened, but this time not  because of Samvel Karapetyan's photo, but because of his name.  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan instructed the ruling Civil  Contract faction to convene an extraordinary session of the National  Assembly of Armenia to discuss draft amendments to the Electoral Code  of the Republic of Armenia. What is this, if not panic? An  extraordinary session in the Armenian parliament demonstrates one  thing: fear has become the driving force behind the ruling party's  decision-making. However, we must disappoint you: no change can stop  this process, which is only two months away from completion,"  Ghahramanyan emphasized.

Later, the political party announced a press conference in front of  the Armenian parliament, scheduled for 12:00 PM local time. The  purpose of the press meeting was to express their position on the  changes initiated by the country's authorities, which, as the  political party noted, are attempting to eliminate the possibility of  holding free and fair elections in Armenia. As a reminder,  parliamentary elections in Armenia are scheduled for June 7, 2026.