- Nikol Pashinyan accused Samvel Karapetyan of espionage and theft, while also targeting Prosperous Armenia leader and calling for Kocharyan's imprisonment.
- Political rivalry between leading figures in Armenia has escalated, leading to accusations of foreign ties during the ongoing electoral campaign.
Samvel Karapetyan, leading the opposition, accused the ruling party of vote manipulation and was targeted by authorities alongside Gagik Tsarukyan.
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Updated Sep 3
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What happened
Samvel Karapetyan, leading the opposition, accused the ruling party of vote manipulation and was targeted by authorities alongside Gagik Tsarukyan.
Who's involved
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Part of
Political rivalry between leading figures in Armenia has escalated, leading to accusations of foreign ties during the ongoing electoral campaign.Also in this story
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- CEC members observed elections in Armenia on June 11, 2026.
- Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract party won the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Armenia.
The entities involved
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Samvel Karapetyan
Russian billionaire
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Nikol Pashinyan
Prime Minister of Armenia since 2018
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Gagik Tsarukyan
Armenian wrestler and politician
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- Armenian government restricts the Armenian Apostolic Church's operations and initiates legal action against the EU.
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- Nikol Pashinyan is leading Armenia's foreign policy.