Two lawsuits demanding Pashinyan to refute the words about voter bribery have been filed in court.

Lawsuits against the Prime Minister of Armenia demanding to refute the statement that the opponents of the "Civil Contract" received 100% of the votes through voter bribery have been filed in court. One of the applicants is Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan filed civil lawsuits against former ambassador for special assignments Edmond Marukyan and former member of the National Assembly Sofia Ovsepyan. From Marukyan, he demands an apology, and from Ovsepyan, also compensation. Pashinyan considers Ovsepyan's claims that he knew the results of the parliamentary elections in advance to be defamatory.

The lawsuit against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was filed by Armenian citizen Lusine Avagyan, who voted for one of the opposition political forces. She filed a lawsuit against Nikol Pashinyan in the Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan. The plaintiff demands to recognize the Prime Minister's statement as defamatory, damaging her honor, dignity, and business reputation in the part that concerns her as an honest voter, writes Yerkramas.

Avagyan demands that the Prime Minister publicly refute his words in all media that previously disseminated this press conference within five working days after the court decision comes into force, with prior notification to the media 24 hours in advance. According to the lawsuit, Pashinyan is obliged to read the refutation. "During my press conference on June 11, 2026, the statement that 'other political forces received 100% of the votes through voter bribery' is not true and is false. Therefore, the information disseminated that Lusine Aboevna Avagyan, who voted for another political force, received a bribe for her vote, is also not true and is false," the text of the required refutation states.

In addition, Avagyan demands public apologies from Pashinyan for effectively calling her a bribe recipient, as well as compensation of 6 million drams (16,300 USD) for the defamation and insult caused. The case has been assigned to Judge Naira Avetisyan.

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The house arrest of Archbishop Galstanyan has been extended

The court extended the house arrest of Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan for three months, allowing him to attend liturgy in Echmiadzin once a week.

Previously, similar legal demands were made against Nikol Pashinyan by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, who also approached the court demanding to refute false information damaging his honor, dignity, and business reputation, reported Armenia Today.

The Archbishop considers this statement defamatory against him as a voter who voted for another political force in the elections. According to the lawsuit, Galstanyan demands that the refutation be published on the official websites of the government and the Prime Minister, as well as in the press with a circulation of at least 5,000 copies within five working days after the court's decision comes into force. He also demands that Pashinyan pay 49.7 drams as compensation for non-material damage and the amount of the state duty paid.

The "Prosperous Armenia" party of oligarch Gagik Tsarukyan, the "Armenia" bloc of former president Robert Kocharyan, and the "Strong Armenia" bloc of entrepreneur Samvel Karapetyan were the most pro-Russian participants in the parliamentary elections in Armenia, analysts previously indicated.

According to the decision of the Central Election Commission, taking into account the mandates of national minorities, the "Civil Contract" has 64 mandates, while Karapetyan's bloc has 29, and the "Armenia" bloc received 12 mandates. The "Prosperous Armenia" party, according to the CEC's decision, failed to overcome the four percent barrier and enter the parliament.

The parliamentary elections effectively became a referendum on the future of the current government and Armenia's foreign policy course. A reference titled "2026 Elections to the National Assembly (Parliament) of Armenia" has been published on the "Caucasian Knot".