https://www.azatutyun.am/z/1089 «Ազատություն» ռադիոկայանի կայքէջի անգլերեն բաժինը https://www.azatutyun.am/Content/responsive/RFE/hy-AM/img/logo.png https://www.azatutyun.am/z/1089 hy Բոլոր իրավունքները պաշտպանված են 2014 - «Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան 60 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:16:20 +0400 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Underscoring its deepening rift with the Armenian government, Russia said on Monday that the weekend parliamentary elections in Armenia were not democratic and exposed a “noticeable” decline in public support for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33775950.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33775950.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:33:02 +0400 in English The European Union on Monday congratulated Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on winning Armenia’s weekend parliamentary elections and reaffirmed support for his pro-Western foreign policy. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33775883.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33775883.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:56:52 +0400 in English Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and his Civil Contract party won Armenia’s weekend parliamentary elections with just under half of the vote, according to their preliminary official results rejected by the two main opposition contenders. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33775090.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33775090.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:47:56 +0400 in English Armenian opposition leaders accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian of trying to rig Sunday’s parliamentary elections after he rushed to claim victory with less than one fifth of ballots cast counted. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33775003.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33775003.html Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:47:36 +0400 in English Armenia’s three main opposition groups said law-enforcement authorities continued to arrest scores of their members and supporters as voting began in parliamentary elections on Sunday. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33774498.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33774498.html Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:37:10 +0400 in English Armenians voted on Sunday in parliamentary elections that will extend or end Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s eight-year rule and pro-Western foreign policy increasingly resented by Russia. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33774452.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33774452.html Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:38:42 +0400 in English Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Friday that Armenia’s three main opposition forces must win no seats in the new National Assembly and at least one of their leaders will go to jail if he wins Sunday’s parliamentary elections. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33773673.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33773673.html Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:34:16 +0400 in English Following mass arrests of members and supporters of billionaire Samvel Karapetian’s Strong Armenia alliance, law-enforcement officers raided on Friday the offices of a media outlet linked to it two days before Armenia’s parliamentary elections. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33773631.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33773631.html Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:40:52 +0400 in English Armen Ashotian, a prominent opposition figure close to former President Serzh Sarkisian, was arrested on Friday on fresh corruption charges linked by his political allies to the June 7 parliamentary elections. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33773550.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33773550.html Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:06:17 +0400 in English An outspoken Armenian archbishop who led in 2024 massive anti-government protests in Yerevan was moved to house arrest on Thursday almost one year after being jailed on coup charges rejected by him as politically motivated. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33772794.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33772794.html Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:11:35 +0400 in English Armenian law-enforcement authorities arrested 27 more opposition members and supporters on Thursday in a continuing crackdown on the main opposition groups running in the June 7 parliamentary elections. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33772776.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33772776.html Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:22:28 +0400 in English The European Union pledged on Thursday to provide Armenia with at least 50 million euros ($58 million) in urgent economic assistance designed to help the country mitigate potentially severe consequences of a Russian embargo on key Armenian imports. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33772681.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33772681.html Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:45:49 +0400 in English Following their brief talks in Yerevan, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan have signed a bilateral framework agreement on practical modalities of opening a U.S.-administered transit corridor for Azerbaijan through Armenia. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33772581.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33772581.html Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:18:14 +0400 in English Armenian law-enforcement authorities did not arrest or charge anyone on Wednesday one day after supporters of two key opposition groups running in the June 7 parliamentary elections were physically assaulted by government loyalists in separate incidents caught on camera. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33771992.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33771992.html Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:06:22 +0400 in English With only four days to go before Armenia’s parliamentary elections, Russia on Wednesday continued to denounce Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s pro-Western foreign policy and urged Armenians to “save” their country. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33771875.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33771875.html Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:52:47 +0400 in English Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian discussed with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan efforts to normalize Turkish-Armenian relations in a phone call reported late on Tuesday five days before Armenia’s parliamentary elections. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33771736.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33771736.html Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:33:11 +0400 in English The European Union promised on Tuesday to help Armenia cope with growing economic pressure exerted by Russia in response to the Armenian government’s desire to join the EU. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33771146.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33771146.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:11:29 +0400 in English Catholicos Garegin II, the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, made clear on Tuesday that he will not resign even if he is arrested by the Armenian authorities seeking to depose him. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33771116.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33771116.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:49:47 +0400 in English Five days before Armenia’s parliamentary elections, law-enforcement authorities on Tuesday arrested a senior member of billionaire Samvel Karapetian’s Strong Armenia bloc and raided several campaign offices of another major opposition contender led by former President Robert Kocharian. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33771072.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33771072.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:24:41 +0400 in English Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian criticized on Tuesday Russia’s decisions to ban key imports from Armenia which highlight heightened tensions between Moscow and Yerevan ahead of the June 7 Armenian parliamentary elections. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33770961.html https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33770961.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:38:39 +0400 in English