17:10, 15 July 2026

The former parliament member filed a counterclaim against Pashinyan.

The lawsuit of former member of the National Assembly of Armenia Sofia Ovsepyan against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has been filed in court; she demanded a refutation of information that tarnishes her reputation. A few days earlier, Pashinyan called Ovsepyan's claims that he knew the results of the parliamentary elections in advance defamatory.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan had previously filed lawsuits against former special envoy ambassador Edmond Marukyan and former member of the National Assembly 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 a refutation of 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.

Nikol Pashinyan should be held accountable for the alleged bribery of voters, as numerous violations were reported 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.

Former member of the National Assembly from the "My Step" faction Sofia Ovsepyan filed a civil lawsuit against Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan. This follows from the data of the judicial information system Datalex.

The lawsuit was filed in the Yerevan Civil Court on July 14. The case is being considered by Judge Sargis Yeritsyan. According to Datalex data, Ovsepyan demands a public refutation of information that, in her opinion, tarnishes her honor, dignity, and business reputation. Other demands in the case file are not disclosed, writes Armenia Today.

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

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