Moldova Lessons Informing Armenia’s 2026 Election
This year’s elections in Armenia are significant, both for its citizens and for a region facing conflict, external pressure, and disinformation from the Russian Federation and its ideological and political allies. At EPDE, we have observed that small democracies often face comparable challenges: external funding influencing campaigns, rapid spread of online FIMI, and pressure on […]
Webinar: Moldova Lessons Informing Armenia’s 2026 Election | 19 January 2026 | 14:30 CET
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), in cooperation with Transparency International Anticorruption Center, Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor, and the Promo-LEX Association, is pleased to invite you to the webinar “Moldova Lessons Informing Armenia’s 2026 election.” The session will present lessons from Moldova’s 2024–2025 elections and apply them to Armenia’s 2026 pre-election challenges. The discussion […]
Armenia | Municipal Elections: Opposition Wins in Parakar, Uncertainty in Gyumri
By Hranoush DermoyanOriginal article published in EVN Report. This article was updated on April 7 to reflect new developments and will be periodically updated as the situation unfolds. On March 30, residents of Gyumri, Armenia’s second largest city and the small town of Parakar, just outside the capital Yerevan, headed to the polls in snap […]
Armenia | Preliminary assessment by “Independent Observer” alliance on observation of City Council elections in Gyumri and Parakar communities
The original article posted on the Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly – Vanadzor website. The observation mission is implemented with the financial support of the European Union and the German Marshall Fund (GMF) of the United States. Its content is the sole responsibility of the “Direct Democracy” NGO and does not necessarily reflect the views of the […]
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Recent Electoral Changes in Armenia
On December 5, the National Assembly of Armenia passed a package of legislative amendments to the Electoral Code, the Law on Political Parties, and other relevant legal acts presented by the Ministry of Justice. This culminated a two-year process that included extensive discussions and proposals from state authorities, international organizations, civil society organizations (CSOs), and […]
Armenia: The statement of the Independent Observer on primaries observation carried out by Civil Contract party
This article was first published by EPDE member Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly-Vanadzor. The observation of primaries of the candidates nominated by the Civil Contract Party for the position of Acting Mayor of Gyumri took place from December 8-10, which included door to door visits, monitoring of the results counting as well as the study of the […]
Amending the Armenian Constitution as an Imperative
CSOs have presented effective solutions to address the urgent constitutional challenges that will contribute to the establishment of democratic institutions in the country, and the mitigation of political and social polarization. In particular, these include reviewing the “stable majority” principle for parliament formation and establishing the Parliamentary Ethics Committee of the RA National Assembly, both […]
Transparency International Anticorruption Center
TIAC was founded in 2000 and accredited as the National Chapter of Transparency International global anticorruption movement. Its mission is to promote political, economic and social reforms in Armenia and the region. In the area of elections TIAC strives to support the conduct of free, fair and transparent elections and the establishment of electoral institutions. […]
Helsinki Citizen’s Assembly Vanadzor
HCAV is a non-governmental human rights organization that unites individuals who value democracy, tolerance, pluralism and principles of human rights supremacy. HCAV has been conducting human rights monitoring in closed and semi–closed institutions for several years. Since 1999, HCAV has been involved in the observation of local and national elections including long-term and short-term observations, […]
Electoral reform in Armenia: Always room for improvement
In this recently published Policy Alert, expert Tigran Mughnetsian sheds light on the draft bill on amendments to the electoral code and provides recommendations for improvements. The Ministry of Justice, in collaboration with the Central Electoral Commission of Armenia, has proposed amendments to the electoral code and other legal acts to enhance existing regulations. These […]