Relations with Azerbaijan have become a topic of discussion in campaign speeches by Armenian politicians.

During his election campaign, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan tried to take credit for improving relations with Azerbaijan. His opponents countered that the wars themselves and the casualties in them are the result of Pashinyan's government's policies.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," the promises of the four main political forces participating in Armenia's parliamentary elections focused on reducing poverty, creating new jobs, increasing pensions, and increasing GDP. Analysts believe most of these promises are simply populism. On May 22, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that Armenia would never enter into conflict with Moscow. His main opponents in the parliamentary elections focused on the country's future and the security of its residents.

Over the past 24 hours, Armenia's main political forces have continued their active campaign on Facebook*, using social media as their primary tool for mobilizing supporters. The central topics were the peace treaty with Azerbaijan, Armenia's geopolitical choice, the socioeconomic situation, and the confrontation between the "new government" and the former elites.

Pashinyan included peace with Azerbaijan among his achievements.

The Civil Contract party and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan continued their active campaigning in support of a "peace and sustainable development" policy.

The main emphasis was on the need for a final settlement of relations with Azerbaijan and an end to the policy of constant confrontation. A number of publications emphasized that Armenia should focus on state-building, the economy, and security within its internationally recognized borders.

"The humanity of the state and society is higher today than ever before because peace has been established," Pashinyan stated on his social media page.

In a number of publications, he uses the slogan "Let's protect peace together."

The opposition raised the economy and the conflict with Azerbaijan in its campaigning.

Samvel Karapetyan's Strong Armenia party campaigned in Echmiadzin today. Strong Armenia is building its campaign around the theme of "loss of national dignity" under the current government.

Over the past 24 hours, the party and Samvel Karapetyan's publications have emphasized the following theses: the current government is "surrendering national interests"; A policy of concessions to Azerbaijan leads to the weakening of Armenia.

Karapetyan positions himself as a figure of "national restoration" and is attempting to unite the protest electorate around security issues.

"Tourism creates more jobs for everyone. Thanks to the next Prime Minister of Armenia, Samvel Karapetyan, the city of Echmiadzin will become one of the developed tourist centers of Armenia," said party representative Narek Karapetyan.

The party also promised military reforms. "Our soldiers must serve with honor. The term of service will be one year. The soldiers' salary will be 40,000 drams per month," the party's page states.

Robert Kocharyan's campaign over the past 24 hours has focused almost exclusively on security issues and criticism of Pashinyan's policies. Kocharyan's team campaigned in Armavir today.

The main theme of Kocharyan's statements and those of the Alliance Armenia representatives was that the government "lost the war" and Armenia has lost its influence in the region.

He also stated that Armenia's current leadership is destroying traditional allied ties. "We've been warning them not to poke the Russian bear for two or three months. But they do just that, and then they blame Russia for ruining relations," the former president says in a video posted on social media.

Pashinyan's statements on Karabakh are being particularly actively exploited.

In particular, Kocharyan noted that Pashinyan "sacrificed thousands of people."

Prosperous Armenia continues to focus on the socio-economic agenda.

Gagik Tsarukyan reported on a meeting with representatives of small and medium-sized businesses, where they discussed existing problems and development opportunities. "The 'Armenia Proposal' program plans to introduce key tax breaks, ease the burden of loans, and systemic reforms for small and medium-sized businesses," the politician writes on his page.

The party is trying to distance itself from the most radical political confrontations and is focusing on economic and social issues.

As a reminder, there are numerous allegations of pressure on voters who intend to vote against the ruling party, stated former Armenian Ombudsman and leader of the Wings of Unity party, Arman Tatoyan. Representatives of the Civil Contract party denied that officials had gathered teachers and students for the rally in Aparan.

On May 13, instead of attending classes, teachers and students from three schools in the Aparan community of Aragatsotn Province took part in the election campaigning of the ruling Civil Contract party. Employees of the House of Culture and school cleaners were also recruited to support the authorities during their work hours. The Electoral Commission reminded that involving public sector employees and schoolchildren in election campaigning is contrary to Armenia's Electoral Code. Ruling party representatives distanced themselves from the incident in the Aragatsotn region, but observers and the teachers themselves confirmed the violation.