The Price of six votes: Opposition leaders behind bars as government pushes ahead with new Constitution

The leaders of Armenia’s three major opposition forces are in detention. At the same time, the ruling party is seeking to secure the parliamentary votes needed to put a draft of the new Constitution to a referendum. The Civil Contract party needs the support of six more MPs, but the opposition has refused to provide it.

Are the arrests of opposition leaders connected to the ongoing political struggle over constitutional changes?

Opposition figures describe the arrests as political pressure and attempts to silence dissent, while the authorities insist that the cases are part of legal proceedings. What is happening in Armenia’s political landscape, and how could these developments affect the fate of the new Constitution?