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OC Media (8 April 2026)

Arshaluys Barseghyan

Armenia's Parliament has adopted amendments to the electoral code prohibiting the use of personal names in the names of party alliances. The newly formed alliance of Russian–Armenian tycoon Samvel Karapetyan was the only bloc whose name included a personal name.

The amendments, proposed by three MPs from the ruling Civil Contract party, were discussed in a session on Tuesday and were eventually passed with 67 votes in favour and 6 against.

The changes, along with other amendments, came ahead of the 7 June parliamentary elections and five days before the nomination of candidates starts.

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