Pashinyan's legal battles became a topic of dispute among social media users.

Nikol Pashinyan should be held accountable for the alleged bribery of voters, as there were multiple reports of violations during the parliamentary elections, noted some Facebook* users, commenting on his lawsuit against opponents. Other commentators stated that the opposition lost because the people of Armenia supported the current government.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, previously filed lawsuits against former special envoy ambassador Edmond Marukyan and former National Assembly deputy Sofia Ovsepyan. He demanded an apology from Marukyan and compensation from Ovsepyan. Pashinyan considers Ovsepyan's claims that he knew the results of the parliamentary elections in advance to be defamatory. On July 12, it became known that lawsuits were filed against Pashinyan in court demanding to refute the statement that the opponents of the "Civil Contract" received 100% of the votes through bribery of voters. One of the applicants is Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan.

Social media users expressed opposing views

A post stating that two lawsuits were filed against Pashinyan in court demanding to refute the words about bribery of voters was published on the "Caucasian Knot" Facebook* page on July 13. As of 12:20 MSK on July 15, this post received 329 reactions from users and 203 comments. Some users stated that legal proceedings should be initiated against Pashinyan himself.

"A case should be initiated against him for bribery of voters, and mainly for the betrayal of Armenia and the Armenian people," wrote Vladimir Kakhchiani.

"Everyone who chose the opposition should also sue Pashinyan for defamation, as well as all opposition parties and their leading representatives – not together, but all separately," stated Ariadna Markiza.

"Hundreds of criminal cases should be initiated against this person," believes Garik Bago.

Some commentators stated that accusations of bribery of voters should be directed at the current government. "He himself bribed more than others! He wouldn't have been elected in a sober mind! Although we know how the elections went – through deception," wrote Marina Mosoyan.

"The lie about the bribery of the conscious population of the republic is a lie of the ruling clique," stated Ripsik Nersesjan.

Other users, on the contrary, emphasized that violations were committed by the opposition. "For whom is it a "secret" that the opposition was handing out bribes? And there’s no need to act like "saints"," wrote user Elina.

"The criminal pro-Russian opposition was not even helped by bribery of voters during the elections. The people made their right choice," emphasized Stella Arutynyan.

Some discussion participants supported Pashinyan's actions and called his fight against corruption justified.

"Pashinyan is a people's leader, bravo, keep it up," wrote Serine Grigoryan.

"Pashinyan is doing great," wrote Gnel Aleksanyan.

Comments also debated the legitimacy of the elections and their results.

"These were the dirtiest elections, they surpassed the previous ones a million times," stated Gayane Mkhtaryan.

"The people made their right choice," believes Stella Arutynyan.

"I assure you that 70% of the population of Armenia opposed the current government," wrote Ripsik Nersesjan.

The election campaign in Armenia took place in a tense atmosphere

In Armenia, there were multiple reports of mass detentions of opposition supporters during the parliamentary elections. Law enforcement confirmed the initiation of dozens of criminal cases for money laundering and bribery of residents. In particular, searches were conducted at the headquarters of the "Armenia" bloc in Gyumri and the candidate for deputy Asmik Sagradyan was detained. Searches also took place at the headquarters of "Strong Armenia". In "Prosperous Armenia", it was stated that on June 7 alone, law enforcement detained 50 of its supporters.

After Pashinyan's party won the elections, several opposition members were arrested. On June 6, the Central Election Commission allowed the criminal prosecution of six candidates for deputies from the "Strong Armenia" bloc, suspected of money laundering and bribery of voters. On June 9, two candidates for deputies from Samvel Karapetyan's party – Vage Egiazaryan and Susan Badoyan – were taken into custody, and on June 18, a member of "Strong Armenia" David Gazinyan was arrested.

On June 15, it became known that former president Robert Kocharyan was not allowed to leave Armenia. On July 6, investigators conducted searches at the home of the leader of "Prosperous Armenia" Gagik Tsarukyan and in all his companies. Later, he was arrested.

Not only opposition leaders but also ordinary supporters were subjected to persecution. Thus, on June 22, a group of displaced persons from Karabakh

The participants of the rally stated that Khmoyan had provided charitable assistance to displaced persons from Karabakh several years ago. These people do not have Armenian citizenship, and Khmoyan himself was not yet a supporter of any party at that time.

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