One of the political parties has dropped out of the election race in Armenia.

The progressive centrist Alliance Party has refused to participate in the parliamentary elections in Armenia; the Central Election Commission has annulled its registration.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," the Central Election Commission of Armenia has registered all 19 political forces that applied to participate in the parliamentary elections. However, registration was denied to Tigran Urikhanyan, the number one candidate on the Alliance Party list, and blogger Vardan Ghukasyan, who held the first place on the Democracy, Law, and Discipline Party list, citing their lack of citizenship certificates and proof of residency in the country for the past four years.

The progressive centrist Alliance Party, registered as the 13th candidate for the regular elections to the National Assembly of Armenia, has withdrawn from the race. The Central Election Commission of Armenia annulled its registration at today's extraordinary meeting.

The CEC received the party's board's decision to withdraw from the elections on May 25. At today's meeting, Alliance representatives confirmed that they had made this decision, and therefore the commission invalidated the party's registration, according to the Novosti Armenia news agency.

Alliance Party leader Tigran Urikhanyan, who was previously denied registration as the first candidate on the party list, admitted that his party has no chance of passing the threshold.

On Public Television, he stated that parties that remain in the election race under such conditions "facilitate the reproduction of the current government." Urikhanyan presented his withdrawal from the elections as proof that his party is a "real, non-systemic opposition," Aysor.am notes.

Thus, 18 political forces are now participating in the elections. "Caucasian Knot" also reported that 45 candidates for the Armenian parliament registered for the elections had previously withdrawn. Among those who withdrew from the election race were representatives of the Alliance, as well as candidates from the lists of the Republic, Against All, Bright Armenia, Armenian National Congress, Wings of Unity, Kochari - National Revival and Awakening of the Nation, and the Alliance of Democracy Defenders for the Republic parties.

Elections to the National Assembly of Armenia will be held on June 7. According to analysts, the parties of Samvel Karapetyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and former President Robert Kocharyan will be the key competitors in the elections. Samvel Karapetyan's "Strong Armenia," along with Robert Kocharyan's "Armenia" bloc and Gagik Tsarukyan's "Prosperous Armenia" party, is one of the most pro-Russian parties in the Armenian parliamentary elections. The "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report titled "2026 Elections to the National Assembly (Parliament) of Armenia."