Last updated: May 30, 2026
Against All Party (also registered as the Against All Democratic Party) is a political party in Armenia that campaigns on a platform of systemic electoral reform. Its central argument is that the existing electoral framework is structurally flawed and that a transitional government is needed to rewrite the electoral code before holding fresh elections that can produce a legitimate result. The party registered for the 2026 Armenian Parliamentary Election on June 7 alongside sixteen other parties and two alliances.
Groong covers Against All Party in the context of the broader debate about electoral fairness and democratic legitimacy in Armenia. The party’s platform addresses structural concerns that cut across the opposition landscape: allegations of unequal access to state resources, media concentration, and questions about whether elections held under current rules can produce a parliament that reflects public will. These concerns are particularly acute in the period following the 44-Day War and the ethnic cleansing of more than 150,000 Armenians from Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh), when Armenian voters are navigating fundamental questions about the country’s political direction and the credibility of its institutions.
The party’s position — that voting for any existing force legitimizes a broken system — places it in tension with opposition parties that argue participation and threshold-clearing is the only practical path to constraining Civil Contract ’s parliamentary supermajority. Groong’s pre-election analysis examines how Against All Party’s argument resonates with voters skeptical of the established opposition, and what its vote share reveals about the depth of institutional distrust in Armenian society ahead of the June 7 vote.
Below are all Groong episodes tagged with Against All Party.
Episode 539 | Recorded: May 3, 2026
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Episode 539 | Recorded: May 3, 2026
#Armenia #Azerbaijan #IranWar #TRIPP #Artsakh #Stepanakert #ArmenianElections #Groong
This Groong Week in Review covers Trump’s Iran ceasefire, failed US-Iran talks in Islamabad, the naval blockade, and Washington’s war politics. Asbed and Hovik also examine “Operation Kochari,” Shahin Mustafayev’s secret visit to Armenia, TRIPP, border demarcation, Armenia-Azerbaijan trade, Azerbaijan’s destruction of the Stepanakert cathedral, Pashinyan’s response, the MPG poll, opposition coalition math, election fraud risks, the EPC meeting, legal pressure, mass surveillance, and Armenia’s falling press freedom ranking.
Episode 530 | Recorded: April 7, 2026
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Episode 530 | Recorded: April 7, 2026
#Groong #Armenia
In this Week in Review, Hovik and Asbed discussed the escalating US-Israeli war on Iran and the danger of a wider regional catastrophe; we reflected on the tenth anniversary of the April 2016 Four-Day War and what it revealed about Armenia’s military and diplomatic posture; we examined the fallout from Pashinyan’s Moscow visit and the increasingly blunt Russian response, and reviewed the fast-moving Armenian election campaign, including pressure on the opposition, EU involvement, and the emerging strategies of major the various alliances.
Episode 490 | Recorded: November 25, 2025
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Episode 490 | Recorded: November 25, 2025
#ArmenianChurch #ReligiousFreedom #ClergyArrests #ChristianSolidarityInternational #HumanRightsInArmenia
Episode 439 | Recorded: May 23, 2025