(LIVE) Samvel Karapetyan arrested again. Opposition moves toward consolidation. Tragedy in Yerevan Alpha News Room 05.11.2026
November 05 2026, 14:00
Today in Alpha News Room:
🔹 After a court hearing that lasted all night, the court granted the investigators’ motion: Samvel Karapetyan, leader of the Strong Armenia party, has been arrested for one month;
🔹 Nationwide consolidation? Armenian political forces have issued a new statement;
🔹 At a briefing yesterday, Narek Karapetyan, head of the Strong Armenia faction in the National Assembly, gave details about the nationwide consolidation process;
🔹 Anna Grigoryan, head of the Armenia Alliance, stressed the importance of the initiative for nationwide consolidation of opposition forces, pointing to pressure on Armenia and the threats posed by the new constitution agenda;
🔹 The court granted the investigators’ motion: the detention of Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party, has been extended by another three months;
🔹 Pashinyan responded to the opposition rally, spoke about the timeline for EU accession and touched on the CSTO;
🔹 The border could open at any moment: Ararat Mirzoyan on the Armenia-Turkey dialogue;
🔹 The arrest will have zero impact on Samvel Karapetyan: Vardevanyan;
🔹 Tragic incident in Yerevan: a 5-year-old boy fell from a third-floor window and died.
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