28/09/2026 Session
According to the election observation report presented today in plenary session by Damien Cottier (Switzerland, ALDE), the 7 June 2026 parliamentary elections in Armenia offered voters “a genuine choice among political alternatives in a well-run process”. The Armenian people have chosen the pro-European path and have demonstrated their democratic resilience despite the shortcomings observed and external pressures on an unprecedented scale, the PACE delegation said.
While emphasising that the legal framework provided a sound basis for democratic elections, the delegation expressed concern regarding: the inadequate oversight of campaign financing; biased media coverage; the persistence of vote-buying; the misuse of administrative resources in campaigning ; deficiencies in effective judicial remedy for violations; and the disenfranchisement of an opposition party’s electorate, with significant parliamentary consequences.
The PACE delegation proposed to the Armenian authorities a set of measures to address these shortcomings within the framework of the Assembly’s monitoring procedure and in close co-operation with the Venice Commission, calling for “urgent institutional and legal reforms”, and for strengthening the implementation of European democratic standards.