The parliamentary elections held in Armenia will remain in our modern history as elections that took place under unprecedented conditions of state terror.
The parliamentary elections held in Armenia will remain in our modern history as elections that took place under unprecedented conditions of state terror.
09-07-2026 17:40 Armenia Politics
The parliamentary elections held in Armenia on June 7 will remain in our modern history as elections that took place under unprecedented state terror conditions.
«The ruling administration acted throughout the electoral process without distinguishing between means. The entire administrative resource was widely used, involving state and community levers. The entire arsenal of propaganda and administrative tools was aimed at limiting political competition in every possible way and influencing the expression of voters' free will. The hate speech propagated by the authorities and the steps taken created new dividing lines and divisions within society.»
As a result, for the first time, due to administrative interference, a citizen of the Republic of Armenia was deprived of their right to choose, and a political force was deprived of its right to be represented in parliament.
The scale of electoral violations and their systematic nature testify to the ruling group's aspirations to turn the elections into merely a means of maintaining power.
Moreover, the demand for the elimination of electoral violations, left unaddressed for political expediencies, raises serious doubts about the viability of state institutions and the preservation of constitutional order.
It is now indisputable that this parliamentary majority was formed not through democratic elections, but exclusively as a result of a biased decision by the constitutional court and the distribution of mandates carried out by administrative machinery.
During these elections, significant factors also included the overt interventions and influences of external power centers and various actors, which dealt a serious blow to Armenia's sovereignty and subjectivity.
Nevertheless, despite the aforementioned circumstances, all difficulties, restrictions, and obstacles, the collective opposition managed to record a significant electoral vote. The «officially» recorded results, although giving the current authorities a factual opportunity to be re-elected, clearly indicate that the ruling administration is in a state of decline and has lost its legitimacy. Evidence of this is also the newly intensified post-electoral political persecutions and repressions.
The political crisis resulting from the elections has not only not been overcome but has deepened due to the actions of the ruling administration, acquiring dangerous domestic and geopolitical shades. The authorities' obsession with being re-elected at any cost has jeopardized public solidarity, democratic values, stability, and the viability of the state.
The current administration continuously targets the Declaration of Independence, the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church, the Artsakh movement, the foundations of Armenian identity, everything that has been the glue of pan-Armenian unity.
In the created conditions, taking into account the new realities and circumstances, it is necessary to continue the political struggle with new leadership, new momentum, and intensity.
The main issue is to prevent the destructive and catastrophic policies aimed at the Turkification of Armenia by the ruling administration, and in this regard, the coordinated and synchronized work of all healthy national forces and broad public mobilization is critically important.
Consistent and unwavering struggle is the only path to success on all fronts.
The preservation of Armenian identity and the imperative of having a national and dignified state must become the number one agenda for all Armenians.»
ARF Bureau
* This text was automatically translated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
ENGLISH
