The Armenian National Congress (ANC) party of Armenia RA has issued a statement regarding the violation of electoral rights and attempts to involve state bodies in unconstitutional actions.

"On June 6, 2026, leading members of the [ruling] Civil Contract party Vahagn Aleksanyan, Arsen Torosyan, as well as the head of the Independent Observer observation mission Daniel Ioannisyan, made video messages. In them, they openly threaten to initiate trumped-up criminal cases against our fellow citizens who are returning to the Republic of Armenia [RA()] these days and intend to participate in the [parliamentary] elections [Sunday].

Moreover, the aforementioned individuals openly give orders and instructions to law enforcement agencies to arrest arriving citizens and ‘clarify’ the purposes of their return.

This style of work is nothing more than a blatant attempt to engage state and law enforcement bodies [of Armenia] in actions aimed at overthrowing the constitutional order, by abusing one’s own official position and party affiliation. This is a call for political persecution against our compatriots, and a gross interference with the electoral rights of RA citizens guaranteed by the Constitution.

We believe that if law enforcement bodies really have a reason to investigate and give a criminal assessment, then it is precisely the illegal statements and actions of the above-mentioned persons. The state system cannot serve as a tool to hinder the expression of the will of the people. And if there are violations of the law, they must be revealed in accordance with the law, and not become an occasion for propaganda prohibited by law,” the ANC noted in its statement.