Samvel Karapetyan named PM candidate. New intrigues on political stage? Alpha Newsroom 02/12/26
February 12 2026, 17:00
Today in Alpha Newsroom:
Samvel Karapetyan has been nominated as the Prime Ministerial candidate of the Strong Armenia party
Peace without a strong state is called surrender – Samvel Karapetyan
The upcoming elections are a political Sardarapat – Tigran Kocharyan
The detention of Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan has been lifted; house arrest has been applied instead
Six opposition members arrested in Vagharshapat will remain under house arrest
Armenia’s leadership has said it will not allow any steps to be taken against Iran – Iran’s ambassador
Trump–Netanyahu 2.5-hour meeting: why did Bibi go to Washington ahead of the second round of US–Iran negotiations
This is simply interference in another state’s affairs – Alexey Leonkov on Vance’s support
First of all, this is a blow to Armenian interests – Alexey Mukhin on US SMRs