The Chairman of the Civil Contract Party Board and Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, said the June 7 elections in Armenia are about upholding the peace established with Azerbaijan.
Speaking during a pre-election campaign event in Dalarik, Pashinyan said their main objective in the elections is to preserve that peace.
“For more than two years, we have not had a single victim or injury on the border. Since independence, there has not been a single year without a victim or injury on the border,” he said.
According to Pashinyan, 2025 was the first year in which emigration from Armenia stopped and immigration began.
“In 2025, the number of citizens leaving Armenia was 8,660 fewer than the number of those arriving. Emigration has stopped, and immigration has begun,” he said.Touching upon pensions, Pashinyan noted that since 2018 the minimum pension has increased from 16,000 drams to 46,000 drams.
“In 2022, we aligned the minimum pension with the minimum food basket. We can say that there is no hungry pensioner in Armenia. Now the pension is 46,000 drams, plus refunds from non-cash transactions. This means that we have effectively tripled the minimum pension in Armenia,” he said.
Pashinyan also referred to reforms and new programs implemented in the army, particularly the “Defender of the Fatherland” program.
