Armenia's Anti-Corruption Committee reported new arrests in bribery cases.

Representatives of the Prosperous Armenia Party in the Akhtala community of the Lori region and several nearby districts bribed voters ahead of the parliamentary elections, the Anti-Corruption Committee stated, announcing the detention of several people in connection with the case.

As reported by the Caucasian Knot, on June 6, the Central Election Commission authorized the criminal prosecution of six candidates from the Strong Armenia bloc suspected of money laundering and voter bribery. On June 9, two candidates from Samvel Karapetyan's party, Vahe Yeghiazaryan and Susan Badoyan, were taken into custody. Strong Armenia bloc candidates Hayk Avagyan and Artur Abrahamyan have been placed on the wanted list in connection with a case of voter bribery and large-scale money laundering. The court has ordered their pretrial detention.

As a result of activities carried out by employees of the Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia, factual data was obtained indicating that representatives of the Prosperous Armenia party in the Akhtala community of the Lori region and in a number of nearby districts gave bribes to voters in exchange for voting in favor of their party in the elections to the National Assembly and attracting supporters, according to a report by the Anti-Corruption Committee, News.Am.

A criminal case has been opened, and a number of individuals have been detained, the agency reported.

"Caucasian Knot" also wrote that in the run-up to the parliamentary elections, which took place on June 7, the authorities increased pressure on opposition supporters, in Including the Strong Armenia bloc and the Prosperous Armenia party. On June 4, the Investigative Committee reported on the criminal prosecution of 37 individuals involved in the case of the previously arrested Alik Aleksanyan. Aleksanyan is suspected of money laundering and bribery of Armenian citizens in the political interests of businessman Samvel Karapetyan.

The parliamentary elections have effectively become a referendum on the future of the current government and Armenia's foreign policy, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "2026 Elections to the National Assembly (Parliament) of Armenia".