Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party has secured a parliamentary majority and a third consecutive term after Armenia’s highest-turnout election since 2018. While international observers described the vote as free, fair and well administered, opposition parties have vowed to challenge the results and several recount requests are underway.
EVN Report’s fourth and final pre-election survey shows continued gains for Civil Contract, improving public perceptions of the economy and the country’s direction, and rising approval ratings for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Meanwhile, opposition forces remain fragmented as Armenian voters head to the polls.
Ahead of Armenia’s parliamentary elections, political forces are placing domestic concerns at the center of their campaigns. In this primer, Hranoush Dermoyan examines competing visions on the economy, education, healthcare, governance, agriculture and social policy, revealing how different forces seek to address Armenia’s socioeconomic challenges.
Foreign policy and security have emerged as defining issues in Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary election, with parties sharply divided over relations with Russia, deeper integration with the West, regional normalization, TRIPP and the country’s broader geopolitical direction amid growing uncertainty in the South Caucasus.
The third wave of EVN Report’s voter behavior poll shows rising approval for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and improving perceptions of the country’s direction, while opposition fragmentation persists. With nearly 40% of voters still undecided, and a significant share leaning toward the incumbent party, their eventual alignment remains decisive in shaping Armenia’s 2026 parliamentary elections.
Armenia heads to the polls on June 7, 2026 for its first regular parliamentary elections in nearly a decade. This primer breaks down the rules of the race, the key political players, and what’s at stake as the country prepares for a pivotal vote.
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of October 10: Former President Robert Kocharyan gives lengthy press conference, announces his alliance will run in next year’s parliamentary elections; Yerevan’s Zvartnots International Airport announces $500 million expansion plan; two relatives of missing soldiers charged following scuffles with police during last week’s protest and more.
As Armenia stands at another historic crossroads, Gaïdz Minassian explores the country’s defining tension between the force of the norm—law, sovereignty and peace, and the norm of force—justice, identity and conflict, asking which path will shape Armenia’s future.
Church–state relations in Armenia have resurfaced as a pressing issue amid unprecedented tensions between the prime minister and the Catholicos. This primer traces three decades of relations under four administrations, exploring how legal frameworks and leadership dynamics shaped patterns of cooperation and tension.
Successive Armenian leaders have navigated the tension between pursuing international recognition of the Armenian Genocide and maintaining diplomatic pragmatism, especially in relation to Turkey, diaspora expectations, and evolving foreign policy priorities since independence. Hovhannes Nazaretyan explains.
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