As Armenia prepares for decisive parliamentary elections on June 7, a heated internal confrontation has emerged. Since Azerbaijan took control of Nagorno-Karabakh in 2023, more than 100,000 Armenians have been displaced from the region towards their original homeland, Armenia. While Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan focuses his political campaign on seeking a final peace agreement with Azerbaijan, refugees face other challenges: legal marginalization and hostile rhetoric coming from the highest levels of power. Human rights organizations warn that the government is deliberately marginalizing the Karabakh issue and isolating the displaced for fear that they will become an influential factor in the political scene ahead of the elections. Reporting from the FRANCE 24 team in Yerevan: Talin Ondjian, Olivia Pizzo and Wassim El Dali.
Published on: 04/06/2026 - 22:10
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