The date for the Armenian parliamentary elections has been set.

Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan signed a decree setting the date for the next elections to the National Assembly.

As "Caucasian Knot" reported, the Central Election Commission of Armenia had previously only announced the approximate date of the parliamentary elections, stating that they would be held on one of the days between June 2 and 12. Until January 13, the election commission is accepting applications from citizens wishing to take professional training courses on conducting elections in March and April.

The next parliamentary elections in Armenia will be held on June 7, 2026. The date is set in a decree signed today by President Vahagn Khachaturyan, the "Novosti Armenia" news agency reports.

According to the Constitution of Armenia, parliament is elected for a five-year term and consists of at least 101 deputies. The minimum electoral threshold is 5% for parties and 7% for party blocs.

In addition to the ruling Civil Contract party, the following have already announced plans to participate in the elections: the opposition parliamentary bloc "Armenia" of second president Robert Kocharyan, the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun," the "Armenian National Congress" of first president Levon Ter-Petrosyan, "Wings of Unity" led by former Armenian Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan, "New Force" led by former Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan, "Enlightened Armenia" led by Edmon Marukyan, and the political movement "Our Way" led by businessman Samvel Karapetyan.