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Karapetyan: Ruling party lacks mandates for constitutional referendum
 Tuesday, June 16 2026, 16:27

ArmInfo. Constitutional lawyers have confirmed that Nikol Pashinyan's ruling Civil Contract party lacks the necessary parliamentary mandates to hold a referendum on constitutional amendments in Armenia. Narek Karapetyan, a board member of the Strong Armenia bloc, made this statement in a video  message posted on his Facebook page.

NA Deputy Speaker: Pashinyan  actually serves his fourth term
 Tuesday, June 16 2026, 15:22

ArmInfo.  In fact, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was re-elected not to a third, but to a fourth term, as stated by Deputy Speaker Ruben Rubinyan in a conversation with journalists in Parliament. He was responding  to a question regarding why Pashinyan is seeking another term, given his  previous opposition in 2018 to the attempts of the third president,  Serzh Sargsyan, to remain in power.

RPA Deputy Chairman: Pashinyan, without securing popular support,  simply stole mandates from Prosperous Armenia on live television
 Tuesday, June 16 2026, 14:49

ArmInfo.The Armenian opposition cannot, and could not, achieve success in Armenia's latest parliamentary elections using electoral mechanisms alone. Armen Ashotyan, Deputy Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA),  stated this in a message from Vardashen Prison, reacting to the  election results.

Up to 30% idcoin at pools: Idram&IDBank
 Tuesday, June 16 2026, 13:37

ArmInfo.   From the very first days of summer, everyone gets into “vacation mood”. Some are already planning their long-awaited beach getaways, others prefer to enjoy the breathtaking nature of Armenia, while some are looking for ways to spend the weekend aways from the city’s hustle and bustle – right here in town.

Armenia wants to introduce residency requirement for participation in  elections - MP
 Tuesday, June 16 2026, 13:23

ArmInfoThe opposition tried everything possible to rig the parliamentary elections. Vahagn Aleksanyan, a member of the RA National Assembly from the ruling Civil Contract party, told reporters on June 16.

Opinion: Armenia entering not era of peace, but era of competing logistics regimes
 Tuesday, June 16 2026, 11:07

ArmInfo. Armenia is entering not an era of peace, but an era of competing logistics regimes. This was stated by political scientist Vahe Davtyan.

Akanates questions RA CEC assertion that annulment of voting results at three polling stations did not affect election results
 Tuesday, June 16 2026, 10:52

ArmInfo. The observation mission "Akanates" ("Eyewitness") considers the Central Electoral Commission's (CEC) assessment that the annulment of voting results at three polling stations did not affect the election results highly questionable and considers the decision not to call repeat elections problematic.

Wings of Unity: Ruling party did not actually receive support reflected in officially announced election results
 Tuesday, June 16 2026, 10:01

ArmInfo. The "Wings of Unity" party considers the parliamentary election results announced by the Central Electoral Commission of Armenia to be illegal.

RPA: Official results of the so-called June 7 elections are null and  void; they do not reflect the will of the Armenian people
 Monday, June 15 2026, 19:06

ArmInfo.Parliamentary elections did not take place in Armenia on June 7, 2026. Instead, what occurred was a systematic falsification of the vote—a  pre-planned criminal act, orchestrated by a centralized leadership  and facilitated by the direct intervention of the head of the regime,  aimed at usurping the will of the people. This statement was issued  by the Executive Body of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), led  by the third president, Serzh Sargsyan.

Neonaturalism: The HandArt theater
 Monday, June 15 2026, 18:52

ArmInfo. The Armenian HandArt Theater has become the world's first representative of a new theatrical movement known as "Neonaturalism." This was announced by the theater's producer and screenwriter, Tigran Gyulumyan, during a press event held on the occasion of the company's latest premiere,  the play "Our Red-Green House."

Papikyan participates in Eurosatory 2026 defense exhibition in Paris
 Monday, June 15 2026, 15:42

ArmInfo.  Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan participated in the official opening ceremony of the Eurosatory 2026 International Defence and Security Exhibition  in Paris. Papikyan  announced this on his social media accounts.

Firebird and the Government of Kazakhstan Sign Strategic Agreements to Advance National AI Infrastructure
 Monday, June 15 2026, 15:10

ArmInfo Firebird Inc. today announced the signing of strategic cooperation agreements with the Government of Kazakhstan aimed at supporting the development of national next-generation artificial intelligence infrastructure, advanced computing capacity, and a globally competitive digital AI ecosystem.

Finance Minister: Political forces engaged in vote buying have  absolutely no right to complain
 Monday, June 15 2026, 14:25

ArmInfo.  Armenian Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan is unconcerned by the fact that the ruling Civil Contract party secured less than 50% of the vote in the parliamentary elections.

Lawyer: Armenian authorities detain father of fallen serviceman and   opposition candidate on fabricated charges
 Monday, June 15 2026, 14:15

ArmInfo.  The Armenian authorities have detained Sasun Badoyan, the father of a fallen serviceman and a parliamentary candidate from the "Strong Armenia" bloc, on fabricated and unlawful charges, as reported by lawyer  Tatevik Soghoyan on her Facebook page.

Man who desecrated Mother Armenia memorial in Gyumri arrested 
 Monday, June 15 2026, 13:31

ArmInfo. Police of the Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported the arrest of a 41-year-old man accused of damaging the gilded letters of hero cities on the monuments of the "Mother Armenia" memorial complex in Gyumri.

Ruben Vardanyan`s wife announces organization of international  women`s humanitarian delegation to visit Baku
 Monday, June 15 2026, 13:20

ArmInfo. Veronika Zonabend, the wife of Ruben Vardanyan, has announced a new humanitarian initiative aimed at restoring contact between Armenian detainees held in Azerbaijan and their families. he full text is provided below:

Opposition MP raises question of footage from Zvartnots specially  protected zone ended up at Pashinyan family newspaper`s disposal
 Monday, June 15 2026, 13:11

ArmInfo. Opposition MP Gegham Manukyan from the Armenia faction reported that he sent a request to Andranik Simonyan, Director of the National Security Service (NSS), asking him to clarify how a video recording from the specially protected zone, recorded by a camera installed at the RA NSS border checkpoint at Zvartnots Airport, appeared on the Telegram page of the  daily newspaper "Haykakan Zhamanak," owned by the Pashinyan family.

Heritage: It`s time for Armenia`s opposition to present people with  legitimate alternative to power
 Monday, June 15 2026, 12:49

ArmInfo. It's time for Armenia's opposition to offer the Armenian people a popular, comprehensive, and legitimate alternative to power, with a broad political and non- partisan, collective new leadership. Heritage Party leader Raffi Hovhannisyan wrote this on his Facebook page, reacting to the Central  Electoral Commission (CEC) of Armenia's announcement of the final  results of the parliamentary elections held in the country on June 7. 

RA CEC issues lengthy statement regarding its refusal to schedule  re-runs at three polling stations
 Monday, June 15 2026, 11:50

ArmInfo.  The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Armenia issued a lengthy statement regarding its refusal to schedule re-runs at three polling stations where the parliamentary election results were previously annulled. As a result, Gagik Tsarukyan's Prosperous Armenia party failed to enter parliament by a mere 160 votes. As a result, the picture of the new parliament  has taken on a completely different appearance. The CEC of Armenia  stated that they should not automatically schedule re-runs after the  annulment of the voting results at any polling station.

Narek Karapetyan: Armenian opposition faces difficult and unfair  fight
 Monday, June 15 2026, 11:21

ArmInfo.  The Armenian opposition, having entered parliament, faces a difficult and unfair fight. This opinion was expressed on his Facebook page by Narek Karapetyan, a board member of the "Strong Armenia" bloc, in response to the Central Electoral Commission's announcement of the final results of the parliamentary elections held in the country on June 7.




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