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Armenian President signs several military appointment decrees

 Wednesday, July 1 2026 19:37
Armenian President signs several military appointment decrees

ArmInfo. President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan has signed a series of decrees regarding high-level military appointments and personnel changes.

Lawyer: Prosperous Armenia Party overcame 4% threshold, but was  excluded from parliament due to actions of CEC
 Wednesday, July 1 2026 17:26

ArmInfo.The Prosperous Armenia Party effectively overcame the 4% threshold, but was excluded from the National Assembly due to the actions—or inaction—of the Central Election Commission (CEC), as stated by lawyer Aram Orbelyan,  who is representing the party's interests, during his address to the  Constitutional Court.

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"Strong Armenia": Citizens expect  Constitutional Court to serve  interests of  Armenian people and democracy
 Wednesday, July 1 2026 17:17

ArmInfo.The Armenian public expects the Constitutional Court to uphold the interests of the people and democratic principles. This was stated on Facebook by Anush Mirzoyan, a member of the "Strong Armenia" bloc, as the Court  held its final hearing on July 1 regarding the challenge to the  parliamentary election results, after which the High Court is set to  deliberate on its final verdict.

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RA Prime Minister: Institutional development of  State Protection  Service is essential
 Wednesday, July 1 2026 17:12

ArmInfo.On July 1, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan attended a ceremonial meeting marking the anniversary of the formation of the State Protection Service (SPS).

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Investigative body files motion to extend detention of political  prisoner Armen Ashotyan by two months — lawyer
 Wednesday, July 1 2026 15:47

ArmInfo.The Armenian investigative body has filed a motion to extend the pretrial detention of opposition politician Armen Ashotyan by two months, as  reported by lawyer Ruben Melikyan. According to him, the  Anti-Corruption Court is scheduled to hear the motion tomorrow, July  2, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. 

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Armenian Ombudsperson facilitates prison visit for hunger-striking  inmate Hayk Stepanyan 
 Wednesday, July 1 2026 15:23

ArmInfo. The Human Rights Defender (HRD) of Armenia has successfully facilitated a meeting between Hayk Stepanyan, a detainee currently on a hunger strike at  the Nubarashen Penitentiary, and his children, as reported by the  Office of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia.

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RA Prime Minister: Confiscation of illegal assets is one of the most  important pillars of anti-corruption policy
 Wednesday, July 1 2026 15:00

ArmInfo.  On July 1, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan participated in an international conference dedicated to the Foundation Day of the Prosecutor's Office of the  Republic of Armenia. According to the government press service, the  conference focused on criminal prosecution and the recovery of  illegally acquired assets, The event was attended by National  Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan, Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan,  representatives from the legislative and executive branches, Hanna  Juncker (Director of the Council of Europe's Directorate for  Security, Integrity, and Rule of Law), heads of diplomatic missions,  and international experts.

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"Wings of Unity": Declaration of all expenses by Pashinyan`s party  would have led to revocation of their candidate list
 Wednesday, July 1 2026 14:50

ArmInfo. If the ruling Civil Contract party of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had declared all of its election campaign expenses, it would have  triggered the application of Article 27 of the Electoral Code, which  mandate the revocation  of a political party's electoral list.  Liparit Drmeyan, a representative of the "Wings of Unity" party, made  this statement on July 1 in his closing remarks at the Constitutional  Court of Armenia.  The Court is currently reviewing petitions from  opposition political forces seeking to annul the results of the  parliamentary elections held on June 7.

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Two MPs running for Armenia`s ruling parliamentary faction leader 
 Wednesday, July 1 2026 13:27

ArmInfo.  Two members of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia have already nominated themselves for the position of leader of Armenia's ruling  parliamentary faction, "Civil Contract."

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Many cases brought against Strong Armenia dismissed, but nothing  announced - lawyer 
 Wednesday, July 1 2026 12:44

ArmInfo. While the Constitutional Court continues to intensively work on lawsuits filed  by seven political forces to invalidate the parliamentary election  results, the ruling Civil Contract party is resolving issues related  to its positions. This was stated by lawyer Aram Vardevanyan,  representing the interests of the opposition "Strong Armenia" bloc in  the Constitutional Court, at a court hearing on July 1.

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If case of new elections, Armenian authorities unable use as much  administrative resource - lawyer 
 Wednesday, July 1 2026 12:25

ArmInfo.  The Armenian authorities do not want the results of the latest parliamentary elections in the  country to be annulled, as they understand they will not be able to  use the same amount of administrative resources to achieve the  desired result if a new electoral process were held.  This was stated  by lawyer Aram Vardevanyan, a representative of the Strong Armenia  bloc, in a conversation with journalists before the final session of  the Constitutional Court, where the election results are being  challenged and after which the court will retire to make a decision.

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RA premier makes number of personnel changes
 Wednesday, July 1 2026 11:48

ArmInfo.  RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has made a number of personnel changes.

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Armenian authorities are not shortening military training period for  reservists because they view it as punitive instrument - opposition  rep 
 Wednesday, July 1 2026 10:43

ArmInfo. Armenian authorities are not shortening the duration of military training for reservists because they view it as a punitive instrument. This opinion was  expressed on his Facebook page by National Assembly MP Tigran  Abrahamyan from the opposition "I Have the Honor" faction.

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High public expectations accompanied by annual increase in public  trust in Prosecutor`s Office - RA Prosecutor Gen 
 Wednesday, July 1 2026 10:09

ArmInfo.  Today, July 1, Armenia celebrates Prosecutor's Office Worker's Day.

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Samvel Karapetyan: The opposition has a "secret plan" to remove  Pashinyan from power in Armenia
 Tuesday, June 30 2026 15:36

ArmInfo.The opposition will determine its further course of action only after the Constitutional Court of Armenia publishes its ruling regarding the results of the  parliamentary elections held on June 7, 2026. Samvel Karapetyan,  leader of the "Strong Armenia" bloc, stated this to journalists in  Yerevan on June 30, when asked whether the opposition intends to  start street protests.

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"Strong Armenia": Government combating poverty only  on paper
 Tuesday, June 30 2026 15:29

ArmInfo.The Armenian government's new needs-assessment system, initially piloted in the Syunik region, has led to a sharp decline in the number of family  allowance recipients and a deterioration in the social welfare of  vulnerable groups, as stated by Irina Yolyan, former deputy head of  the Goris community and a member of the "Strong Armenia" opposition  bloc, on her Facebook page.

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Deputy Interior Minister addresses allegations regarding 100,000  passports on election day
 Tuesday, June 30 2026 14:17

ArmInfo. Armen Ghazaryan, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, has addressed claims made by political factions to the Constitutional  Court regarding approximately 100,000 passport-related issues  recorded on election day. 

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No grounds for annulling parliamentary election results - minister 
 Tuesday, June 30 2026 14:15

ArmInfo.Opposition political forces' claims to the Constitutional Court regarding the results of Armenia's latest parliamentary elections are futile. Armenian Justice Minister Srbuhi Galyan stated this in a conversation with journalists  before the court's latest hearing.

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RA Constitutional Courtvery busy due to large number of appeals  regarding Armenian elections results - Artak Zeynalyan
 Tuesday, June 30 2026 13:23

ArmInfo.The Constitutional Court of Armenia is very busy due to the large number of appeals regarding the results of the parliamentary elections. This was stated to journalists on June 30 by Constitutional Court member Artak  Zeynalyan, who was removed from reviewing the claims of seven  political forces due to their possible bias against the ruling Civil  Contract Party.

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RA Constitutional Court to rule on opposition applications  challenging Armenian elections results by July 4
 Tuesday, June 30 2026 12:44

ArmInfo.The Constitutional Court of Armenia must rule on the applications of opposition forces challenging the results of the latest parliamentary elections in  Armenia by July 4. This was stated by Arman Dilanyan, Chairman of the  Constitutional Court (CC) of Armenia, speaking to journalists in  Yerevan on June 30 before the next court hearing.

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Political Scientist: Armenian society may not support country`s  European integration if cost of reforms is felt before benefits
 Tuesday, June 30 2026 11:39

ArmInfo. Public support for Armenia's European integration may weaken if the cost of reforms is felt before tangible benefits emerge. This opinion was expressed on his Facebook page by political scientist Sergey Minasyan, Deputy  Director of the Caucasus Institute, while presenting the domestic  dimension of Armenia's integration with the European Union (EU).

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