Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Committee has proposed legal amendments aimed at strengthening safeguards in the electoral process.
Based on findings from investigations into corruption-related electoral crimes in the run-up to the June 7 elections, the law enforcement body has proposed a potential ban on political forces involved in such schemes from participating in future elections.
The motion to initiate legal amendments was sent by Anti-Corruption Committee Chairman Artur Nahapetyan to Minister of Justice Srbuhi Galyan.
“Emphasizing the importance of ensuring the legality of electoral processes, the Committee has preliminarily summarized the data from proceedings conducted in cases of corruption-related electoral crimes uncovered in the period preceding the 2026 National Assembly elections. The mechanisms through which these crimes were carried out, as well as the circumstances facilitating their commission, have been identified. On this basis, the head of the Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia has addressed the Minister of Justice, requesting the initiation of legislative amendments aimed at eliminating the circumstances that facilitate the commission of such crimes. These amendments would minimize the possibility of using the identified criminal schemes in the future, including by banning the participation in electoral processes of political forces involved in such schemes,” the Anti-Corruption Committee said in a press release.

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