  Hayastan alliance reveals top election candidates April 9, 2026 - 14:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Hayastan alliance has announced the leading candidates of its electoral list ahead of upcoming elections. The alliance published the names of the first 30 candidates, with Armenia’s second president Robert Kocharyan heading the list. The top thirty of the pre-election list was approved at the final session of the 29th extraordinary Supreme Assembly of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) and at the congress of the “Forward” party. The list is as follows:
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