Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sues opposition MP Edmon Marukyan

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has filed a criminal complaint against Edmon Marukyan, the leader of the opposition “Lusavor Hayastan” party. Pashinyan is demanding that Marukyan issue a public apology. The complaint stems from a 2‑minute‑43‑second video posted on Marukyan’s Facebook page, titled “Dedicated to election‑fraudster Nikol and Vahagn,” in which Marukyan alleges systematic vote‑count manipulation and describes the election results as a falsified record. The case was referred to a civil court on 9 July and assigned to Judge Anna Shilajyan.