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Samvel Karapetyan proposes creating a post-election opposition coalition
 Wednesday, June 17 2026, 23:13

ArmInfo. Samvel Karapetyan, leader of the "Strong Armenia" opposition bloc, proposes creating a post-election opposition coalition.

Tax officers inspecting companies owned by Gagik Tsarukyan
 Wednesday, June 17 2026, 20:43

ArmInfo.  Since this morning, the State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia has launched a series of raids and searches across several companies associated with Gagik Tsarukyan, prominent entrepreneur and leader of the "Prosperous Armenia" party.

CEC authorizes prosecution of Robert Kocharyan
 Wednesday, June 17 2026, 19:46

ArmInfo.  The Central Electoral Commission of Armenia has authorized the criminal prosecution of Robert Kocharyan, the country's second president and leader of the "Armenia" bloc.

Pashinyan: Authorities  implementing  mandate of Gyumri residents to  hold snap elections
 Wednesday, June 17 2026, 18:24

ArmInfo.  Gyumri residents have clearly expressed their support for holding early local  government elections through their recent votes. This was stated by  Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan on June 17 during the  government's Q&A session in the National Assembly, in response to  questions from deputies.

Pashinyan vows to "crush" political forces involved in election  bribery
 Wednesday, June 17 2026, 17:59

ArmInfo.  The Republic of Armenia has overcome and is effectively managing all regional  threats, and the only remaining danger is the activity of the  "three-headed party of war and its tail," stated Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan on June 17 during the government's Q&A session in the  National Assembly.

Germany donates 16 snowmobiles to Armenian Armed Forces
 Wednesday, June 17 2026, 17:52

ArmInfo. Edward Asryan, Deputy Minister of Defense of Armenia and Commander of the Armed Forces,  received Claudia Busch, Ambassador of the Federal Republic  of Germany to Armenia.

Prime Minister: Maintaining momentum in Armenia-Azerbaijan peace  process is crucial
 Wednesday, June 17 2026, 17:47

ArmInfo.  It is of vital importance that the momentum of the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan is not lost following the recent elections. This was  stated by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on June 17 during the  government's Q&A session in the National Assembly, in response to a  question from ruling party MP Maria Karapetyan.

Lawyer: Armenia`s CEC grants Prosecutor General`s motion to strip  David Ghazinyan of parliamentary immunity and authorize his arrest
 Wednesday, June 17 2026, 17:29

ArmInfo. The Central Election Commission (CEC) has granted both motions submitted by the Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia to strip David Ghazinyan, a  parliamentary candidate from the "Strong Armenia" bloc, of his  immunity and authorize his subsequent arrest. This was reported to  journalists by Aram Vardevanyan, a lawyer and member of the "Strong  Armenia" bloc, outside the CEC building.

Pashinyan: 70% of opposition votes were bought; this problem must be  resolved
 Wednesday, June 17 2026, 17:24

ArmInfo.  During the parliamentary elections held on June 7, Armenia's ruling Civil  Contract party failed to answer voters' questions about why Robert  Kocharyan is not yet in prison, why Gagik Tsarukyan's loot has not  yet been returned to the state, and how the Kaluga oligarch was able  to steal electricity from schools and kindergartens for eight years.   This was stated by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on June 17 during  the government's Q&A session in the National Assembly, in response to  a question from ruling party MP Hripsime Grigoryan. 

Kocharyan`s lawyer links charges against his client to political  processes in Armenia
 Wednesday, June 17 2026, 17:12

ArmInfo.  The charges brought against the second President of Armenia and leader of the "Armenia" bloc, Robert Kocharyan, are politically motivated and linked to  ongoing political processes in the country. This was stated by his  lawyer, Aram Orbelyan, in an interview with journalists outside the  Central Election Commission (CEC), where the issue of stripping  Kocharyan of his immunity is currently being considered.

Delegation from Leipzig visits Tsitsernakaberd Memorial
 Wednesday, June 17 2026, 16:55

ArmInfo.  A delegation from Leipzig (Federal Republic of Germany) visited the  Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex to the Victims of the Armenian  Genocide and the Armenian Genocide Museum.

Pashinyan`s ally outlines Armenian authorities` legislative  initiative to restrict  electoral rights of RA citizens
 Wednesday, June 17 2026, 16:39

ArmInfo.  Alkhas Ghazaryan, an MP  from the ruling Civil Contract faction, has detailed a  legislative initiative by the Armenian authorities aimed at  restricting the voting rights of citizens of the Republic of Armenia  (RA).

Eagle Partner 2026 military exercises kick off in Armenia
 Wednesday, June 17 2026, 16:14

ArmInfo. In preparation for participation in international peacekeeping missions, the Eagle Partner 2026 military exercises began on June 17 at the Zar training  center, as reported by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of  Defense.

Lawyer: CEC considers stripping David Ghazinyan of immunity based on  audio recording not directly related to him 
 Wednesday, June 17 2026, 14:21

ArmInfo. The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Armenia is considering stripping David Ghazinyan of immunity based on a case that bears no direct relation to him, as stated byAram Vardevanyan, a lawyer and member of the  Strong Armenia bloc, to reporters outside the CEC building.

RA Prosecutor`s Office identifies several violations in state  registration of lease rights for 457.79-hectare land plot owned by  Araratcement company
 Wednesday, June 17 2026, 14:16

ArmInfo.he Prosecutor's Office of Armenia has identified several new violations in the state registration of the lease rights for a 457.79-hectare land plot  belonging to the Araratcement company, which is owned by oligarch and  leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party, Gagik Tsarukyan.

Amsterdam: To say Armenia elections `falsified` understatement
 Wednesday, June 17 2026, 14:05

ArmInfo.To say the elections in Armenia were "falsified" is an understatement. This is the opinion expressed by Robert Amsterdam, an international human rights activist and Canadian lawyer at the law firm Amsterdam & Partners.

Heritage calls on Armenia`s opposition to present united front and  prevent Armenian government from taking further steps to surrender  homeland
 Wednesday, June 17 2026, 13:38

ArmInfo. The Heritage Party called on opposition forces concerned about the country's future to form a common agenda and a united front in the fight against the government in order to prevent further steps to surrender the homeland. This was stated in a statement released by the party's leader, Raffi  Hovhannisyan, on his Facebook page.

Armenia to add another holiday - Navasard
 Wednesday, June 17 2026, 13:31

ArmInfo. Armenia will add another holiday - Navasard. The National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia is discussing amendments to the Law "On Holidays and Memorial Days" at its June 17 session.

Country for Life: Armenian authorities intend to legislatively  restrict voting rights of Armenian citizens abroad
 Wednesday, June 17 2026, 13:26

ArmInfo.Armenian authorities have decided to legislatively restrict the voting rights of Armenian citizens abroad, planning to introduce a requirement that they must reside in the country for the past six months to qualify for  participation in elections. This was written on his Facebook page by  Mesrop Arakelyan, a member of the "Country for Life" party.

Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan participated in the meeting on Preparations for the First Central Asia–Republic of Korea Summit
 Wednesday, June 17 2026, 11:13

ArmInfo.On 16 June 2026, in Tashkent, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan A. Gurbanov participated in the second meeting of Senior Officials on preparations for the First Summit of Heads of State of the Central Asia–Republic of Korea format.




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