In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Arthur G. Martirosyan about Armenia’s contested 2026 Armenian Parliamentary Election and Pashinyan’s path to a third term. We discuss whether the vote was free and fair, how state pressure and Western backing shaped the outcome, the razor-thin thresholds that determine parliamentary representation, Pashinyan’s post-election crackdown against the Established Opposition, and what a Civil Contract supermajority would mean for Armenia’s governance and the Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process.
Topics:
Contested results and thresholds
Pashinyan’s post-election crackdown
Western backing and interference
Russia’s delayed pressure campaign
Opposition choices after the vote
Guest: Arthur G. Martirosyan
Hosts:
Episode 557 | Recorded: June 9, 2026
SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/557
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