Samvel Karapetyan's house arrest has been extended for three months.

A Yerevan court extended Samvel Karapetyan's house arrest for another three months. Karapetyan himself announced a press conference, expressing confidence in his victory in the upcoming elections.

As "Caucasian Knot" reported, on April 15, the defense of Strong Armenia party leader Samvel Karapetyan requested a Yerevan court to release the defendant from house arrest to prepare for the June parliamentary elections.

The Anti-Corruption Court of Armenia has remanded Samvel Karapetyan in custody, extending his pretrial detention for another three months, the Novosti-Armenia news agency reported.

Samvel Karapetyan rejected the prosecution's arguments and accused the court of political bias. Commenting on the decision to extend his house arrest, he stated that "it was impossible to expect any other decision from these authorities."

The court allowed the politician to give interviews, so Karapetyan announced his press conference as the Strong Armenia party's prime ministerial candidate. "In two or three days, we'll invite you all and hold a big press conference," he told reporters after the meeting.

Karapetyan assessed his political force's chances of winning the parliamentary elections at "100 percent," emphasizing that he doesn't consider a failure scenario. When asked about his readiness to work in the opposition, Karapetyan responded that "that's not an option," Armenia Today reports.

Karapetyan also expressed confidence in victory at the April 15 hearing, when the court began considering extending his pretrial detention. At that time, the businessman announced his intention to renounce his Russian and Cypriot citizenships.

“I am a citizen of the Republic of Armenia, and I also hold Russian and Cypriot passports. Since we are confident of victory, we have begun the process of renouncing our Russian and Cypriot citizenships,” NEWS.am quoted him as saying.

Samvel Karapetyan's Strong Armenia party has announced its intention to participate in the National Assembly elections, which will take place on June 7. According to analysts, the parties of Karapetyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and former President Robert Kocharyan will be key competitors in the elections.

The most pro-Russian parties in the Armenian parliamentary elections are Samvel Karapetyan's "Strong Armenia," Robert Kocharyan's "Armenia," and Gagik Tsarukyan's "Prosperous Armenia." The Kremlin is banking on Karapetyan, but he is legally barred from running in the elections, Armenian political scientists previously noted.

The "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report titled "2026 Elections to the National Assembly (Parliament) of Armenia".