August 5, 2026
5 developments
Pashinyan reshuffles his cabinet
Rubinyan becomes Speaker and Makunts chief of staff; analysis reads the purge as political insecurity ahead of constitutional decisions.
Parliament convenes six votes short of two-thirds
The new session confirms Pashinyan cannot amend the constitution without opposition support, and the Catholicos skips the opening.
Church-state conflict escalates
Catholicos Karekin II is to stand trial, a historic first, with five bishops also charged.
A poll shows 74% of Armenians would vote for the EU over the EAEU
Analysts dismiss Russian claims that the EU is "luring" Armenia.
The TRIPP timeline slips to 2031
GSSC analysis finds 90% of the highway and 70% of the railway ready on the Azerbaijani side, but the Turkish segment needs 224km of new rail and four to five years.