Pashinyan: Pro-Russian parties will not enter parliament in the upcoming elections
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan predicted that three opposition forces, which he called the "three-headed war party," will not enter parliament in the June elections. He believes that a potential victory for the parties of Samvel Karapetyan, Robert Kocharyan, and Gagik Tsarukyan would lead to a new war with Azerbaijan.
The head of the Armenian government also disclosed the existence in Yerevan of a list of politicians whose actions, the authorities believe, are coordinated by foreign countries. Some of these individuals, he claimed, are suspected of espionage, and further crossing of established borders will result in retaliatory measures.
Nikol Pashinyan previously openly expressed his desire that the Strong Armenia party (led by oligarch and Russian citizen Samvel Karapetyan), Armenia (led by former President Robert Kocharyan), and Prosperous Armenia not enter the legislature in the 2026 elections. Experts consider these parties pro-Kremlin, and Samvel Karapetyan has been under house arrest in Yerevan since last year on charges of attempting a coup.
