Strong Armenia Party presented first 36 candidates on its electoral  list

ArmInfo. Following its congress, the Strong Armenia Party presented the approved list of the first 36 candidates on its electoral list for the upcoming parliamentary  elections in Armenia, scheduled for June 7, 2026.

According to the party's press service, the congress unanimously  decided to participate in the parliamentary elections as a bloc.  Another decision, according to the source, approved the list of the  first 36 candidates, headed by Strong Armenia Party political council  member Narek Karapetyan, followed by lawyer Aram Vardevanyan and  legal expert Gohar Meloyan. The list further included: former general  director of Electric Networks of Armenia CJSC David Kazinyan, party  members Ruben Mkhitaryan, Arega Hovsepyan, Mamikon Aslanyan, Hayk  Farmanyan, Marianna Kagramanyan, Hayk Sukiasyan, Ashot Farsyan, Irina  Yolyan, Edgar Ghazaryan, Tigran Abrahamyan, Lena Matevosyan, Robert  Kadaryan, Grisha Tamrazyan, Lilia Shushanyan, Andranik Gevorkyan,  Garnik Davtyan, Liana Gasparyan, Arthur Danielyan, Vaginak Vardanov,  Liana Manukyan, Avetis Arakelyan, Harutyun Mnatsakanyan, Lilit  Garajyan, Vruyr Ayvazyan, Shiraz Manukyan, Anush Mirzoyan, Levon  Nalbandyan, Arkady Tamazyan, Hasmik Yengoyan, Alexander Sargsyan,  Mher Aghamyan and Gohar Osipyan.

It's worth noting that the party also recalled that the Strong  Armenia political party held a congress on February 12, where Samvel  Karapetyan was unanimously elected as the party's chairman and  candidate for prime minister of Armenia. According to the source, the  bloc's full electoral list will be presented at 5:00 PM on April 11  at a unity rally organized by the bloc in Armenia's Freedom Square.

Recall that on March 31, it was announced that the Strong Armenia  party would participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections as  part of the "Strong Armenia with Samvel Karapetyan" bloc. Within a  day, the ruling party convened an extraordinary session on April 7,  during which amendments to the Electoral Code were adopted. The  amendments, on the one hand, ban monitoring of the voting process on  election day, and, on the other, prohibit the use of first and last  names in the names of parties and blocs. 

The authorities' initiative sparked confusion and outrage among the  parliamentary opposition. In this regard, they recalled that there is  international practice, including recommendations from the Venice  Commission given to Armenia, according to which the rules of the game  cannot be changed at least a year before the elections.