Parliamentary Elections 2026

During Armenia’s parliamentary elections, live broadcasting is being carried out from 1,774 polling stations, each with at least 300 registered voters.

A total of 2,005 polling stations are open across the country.

Shortly after casting his ballot in a Yerevan polling station, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who is leading the Civil Contract party’s re-election bid, expressed confidence that the citizens of Armenia will win the elections, while saying that strengthening democracy will contribute to regional peace and cooperation.

“I am sure that the people will win,” Pashinyan said when asked by reporters about his expectations from the election. “This isn’t a personal matter. My expectation is that the citizens of Armenia will win.”

Three election commission officials, including two precinct chairs and a secretary, did not show up for duty on election day at their assigned stations because they were arrested amid an ongoing criminal investigation, Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission Chairman Vahagn Hovakimyan has said.

Hovakimyan delivered a press briefing on election day, shortly after all 2,005 polling stations across the country opened for the parliamentary elections.

Law enforcement agencies announced on Sunday several arrests in a vote-buying scheme allegedly involving the Strong Armenia bloc.

The Anti-Corruption Committee said in a press release that a joint operation with National Security Service agents revealed that a parliamentary candidate from the Strong Armenia bloc distributed bribes to several residents in Lori Province in exchange for votes in favor of his bloc in the June 7 election.

Strong Armenia bloc leader Samvel Karapetyan’s nephew, Narek Karapetyan, cast his ballot on Sunday morning in the parliamentary elections.

Narek Karapetyan is formally the top candidate on the Strong Armenia ticket, but the alliance has said that his uncle is its choice for prime minister if it wins a majority.

Voting has begun in Armenia’s parliamentary elections.

According to Armenpress, polling stations opened at 8:00 a.m. local time and will remain open until 8:00 p.m., after which the vote-counting process will begin.