Strong Armenia party unveils candidate list for parliamentary elections

The Strong Armenia party approved its participation in the 2026 parliamentary elections and released the first 36 names on its electoral list at a party congress on Wednesday.

Delegates at the congress unanimously voted for the party to run in the National Assembly elections slated for June 7 as part of an alliance. In a separate decision, they endorsed the initial slate of candidates representing the bloc.

The party earlier named its chairman, businessman and philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan, as its candidate for prime minister, an announcement first made during its official launch event at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex in Yerevan on February 12.

The full electoral list will be unveiled on April 11 at 5:00 p.m. during a rally at Yerevan’s Liberty Square.

The first 36 candidates on the list include:

1. Narek Karapetyan
2. Aram Vardevanyan
3. Gohar Meloyan
4. Davit Ghazinyan
5. Ruben Mkhtaryan
6. Arega Hovsepyan
7. Mamikon Aslanyan
8. Hayk Farmanyan
9. Marianna Ghahramanyan
10. Hayk Sukiasyan
11. Ashot Farsyan
12. Irina Yolyan
13. Edgar Ghazaryan
14. Tigran Abrahamyan
15. Lena Matevosyan
16. Robert Kadaryan
17. Grisha Tamrazyan
18. Lilia Shushanyan
19. Andranik Gevorgyan
20. Garnik Davtyan
21. Liana Gasparyan
22. Artur Danielyan
23. Vaghinak Vardanov
24. Liana Manukyan
25. Avetis Arakelyan
26. Harutyun Mnatsakanyan
27. Lilit Gharajyan
28. Vruyr Ayvazyan
29. Shiraz Manukyan
30. Anush Mirzoyan
31. Levon Nalbandyan
32. Arkadi Tamazyan
33. Hasmik Yengoyan
34. Aleksander Sargsyan
35. Mher Aghamyan
36. Gohar Osipyan