Armenia | Reference Note on the Voting Day Processes of the 7 June 2026 National Assembly Elections
EPDE member Transparency International Action-Corruption Center (TIAC), as part of the Akanates Observation Mission, published a reference note on the observation of the voting day of the parliamentary elections of the Republic of Armenia held on June 7, 2026. Within the framework of the mission, 712 observers were engaged, monitoring the voting process across the […]
Armenia: European election experts stand in solidarity with Armenian citizen election observers
Parliamentary elections of the Republic of Armenia, 7 June 2026 Yerevan, 8 June 2026 The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC), the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED, Georgia), the European Dialogue and Democracy Association (EDDA Norway), Promo-LEX Association (Moldova), and the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) […]
Armenia | Anatomy of a Threat: Phone Calls, Emails, and the Same IP Trace
On 3 June, 2026, EPDE member Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly-Vanadzor (HCAV) made public that it received telephone and electronic threats related to the upcoming elections on June 7. Analyses of language and IP addresses suggest a foreign origin of the threats. From Norayr Alekyan, HCAV IT Specialist. The threats began with phone calls. Starting at 15:19, […]
Armenia | Foreign interference within the context of elections: Statement by the “Independent Observer”Alliance
The “Independent Observer” Alliance issued a statement on foreign influence in Armenia’s elections. In the Armenian context, it takes three distinct forms, each with unique implications: Countering foreign hybrid threats against a democratic state in the context of free and fair elections. According to Article 23 of the RA Electoral Code, conducting a pre-election campaign […]
Webinar: Who Controls the Narrative? Information Integrity and Electoral Resilience Lessons from Moldova for Armenia 2026
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), in cooperation with Transparency International Anticorruption Center, Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor, and the Promo-LEX Association, hosted the webinar “Who Controls the Narrative? Information Integrity and Electoral Resilience Lessons from Moldova for Armenia 2026″. The session built on Moldova’s experience from 2024–2025 elections and explored information space challenges Armenia […]
Countering Foreign Influence Operations in Armenia: Building Democratic Resilience ahead of the June 2026 Elections and Beyond
EPDE member Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor and International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) issued a new policy brief analysing the growing threat of foreign influence operations in Armenia and outlining measures to strengthen democratic resilience ahead of the June 2026 parliamentary elections and beyond. It argues that while immediate electoral safeguards are necessary, Armenia must adopt a long-term, […]
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 […]