Last updated: May 29, 2026
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Hrant Mikaelian is a Yerevan-based political researcher and analyst at the Caucasus Institute, specializing in Armenian domestic politics, public opinion, and electoral dynamics. See his guest page for full biography and episode list.
He has appeared in more than 30 Groong episodes, frequently discussing the results and methodology of major polls such as MPG and IRI surveys, the political positioning of Armenian parties, civil society trends, and the structural dynamics shaping the June 2026 parliamentary elections. His data-driven analysis offers one of the more systematic perspectives on how Armenian public opinion is evolving on questions of foreign policy, Artsakh, and the peace process .
Below are all Groong episodes tagged with Hrant Mikaelian.
Armenia’s June 7 parliamentary elections yielded Pashinyan’s third consecutive victory but triggered constitutional challenges from six opposition groups, mass arrests, and deepening geopolitical tensions with Russia.
Hovik Manucharyan and Asbed Bedrossian examine Armenia’s 2026 parliamentary election results, shifting Armenia-Georgia relations amid EU corridor initiatives, and a landmark US-Iran interim agreement that reshapes regional security architecture. Hrant Mikaelian examines the disputed aftermath of Armenia’s June 7, 2026 parliamentary election, discussing electoral fraud allegations, government threats against opposition parties, Armenia-Russia tensions, EU support for Armenian exports, and why political polling failed to predict the result.
Episode 559 | Recorded: June 18, 2026
#Armenia #ArmenianElections #HrantMikaelian #NikolPashinyan #CivilContract #ArmeniaRussia #Polling
Episode 559 | Recorded: June 18, 2026
#Armenia #ArmenianElections #HrantMikaelian #NikolPashinyan #CivilContract #ArmeniaRussia #Polling
In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Hrant Mikaelian about the disputed aftermath of Armenia’s June 7, 2026 parliamentary election. We discuss allegations of electoral fraud, threats against opposition parties, the Anti-Corruption Committee’s proposed ban on opposition groups, Armenia-Russia tensions following the vote, and the EU’s financial support for Armenian agricultural exports amid Russian sanctions.
Episode 556 | Recorded: Jun 9, 2026 #ArmenianElections #ArmenianNews #CivilContract #Pashinyan #Election2026 #SouthCaucasus
Episode 556 | Recorded: Jun 9, 2026 #ArmenianElections #ArmenianNews #CivilContract #Pashinyan #Election2026 #SouthCaucasus
In this episode of Groong Week in Review, we analyze the disputed results of Armenia’s June 7, 2026 Armenian Parliamentary Election. We examine Civil Contract’s contested majority, alleged irregularities and invalid ballots, the OSCE/ODIHR preliminary report, the last-minute exclusion of Prosperous Armenia, opposition arrests and pressure, and what a three-fifths majority could mean for Armenia’s courts, institutions, and foreign policy.
Episode 553 | Recorded: June 1, 2026
#Armenia #May28 #MarcoRubio #TRIPP #Syunik #CriticalMinerals #ElectionFraud #RussiaArmenia
Episode 553 | Recorded: June 1, 2026
#Armenia #May28 #MarcoRubio #TRIPP #Syunik #CriticalMinerals #ElectionFraud #RussiaArmenia
In this episode of Groong’s Week in Review, hosts Hovik and Asbed examine Armenia’s May 28 Independence Day parade as campaign theater, Marco Rubio’s push for critical minerals deals, and the strategic risks of TRIPP in Syunik. We discuss how Pashinyan’s military parade coincides with Armenian prisoners of war held hostage in Baku, the questionable financing of weapons through $8 billion in external debt, and the broader geopolitical pressures from Russia and Iran as Armenia heads into the 2026 Armenian Parliamentary Election.
Episode 531 | Recorded: April 14, 2026
#Armenia #IranWar #ArmenianPolitics #HungaryElections #ArmeniaPolls
Episode 531 | Recorded: April 14, 2026
#Armenia #IranWar #ArmenianPolitics #HungaryElections #ArmeniaPolls
This Week in Review examines how foreign shocks and internal political pressures are converging for Armenia. We look at the breakdown of US-Iran talks and the threat of a new naval blockade, Viktor Orban’s defeat in Hungary and what it may mean for the region, and fresh polling in Armenia on security, war, free speech, voter participation, and party support ahead of the 2026 elections. The episode also explores whether the Abkhaz railway could offer Armenia a real alternative to routes that deepen dependence on Azerbaijan and Turkey, and what the latest polling says about the opposition’s position.
Episode 521 | Recorded: March 10, 2026
#IranWar #EpicFury #MiddleEastWar #ArmeniaForeignPolicy #Sumgait1988 #IranIsraelConflict
Episode 521 | Recorded: March 10, 2026
#IranWar #EpicFury #MiddleEastWar #ArmeniaForeignPolicy #Sumgait1988 #IranIsraelConflict
Episode 520 | Recorded: March 3, 2026
#IranWar #EpicFury #MiddleEastWar #ArmeniaForeignPolicy #Sumgait1988 #IranIsraelConflict
Episode 520 | Recorded: March 3, 2026
#IranWar #EpicFury #MiddleEastWar #ArmeniaForeignPolicy #Sumgait1988 #IranIsraelConflict
Episode 501 | Recorded: January 6, 2026
#VenezuelaCrisis #ArmenianChurch #MPGPoll #ArmeniaEconomy #Geopolitics
Episode 501 | Recorded: January 6, 2026
#VenezuelaCrisis #ArmenianChurch #MPGPoll #ArmeniaEconomy #Geopolitics
Episode 488 | Recorded: November 24, 2025
Episode 488 | Recorded: November 24, 2025
Episode 478 | Recorded: October 14, 2025
Episode 478 | Recorded: October 14, 2025
Episode 471 | Recorded: September 8, 2025
Episode 471 | Recorded: September 8, 2025
Episode 444 | Recorded: June 9, 2025
Episode 444 | Recorded: June 9, 2025
Episode 438 | Recorded: May 21, 2025
Episode 438 | Recorded: May 21, 2025
Episode 429 | Recorded: April 22, 2025
Episode 429 | Recorded: April 22, 2025
Episode 417 | Recorded: February 12, 2025
Episode 417 | Recorded: February 12, 2025
Episode 406 | Recorded: January 20, 2025
Episode 406 | Recorded: January 20, 2025
Episode 394 | Recorded: December 9, 2024
Episode 394 | Recorded: December 9, 2024
Episode 371 | Recorded: September 30, 2024
Episode 371 | Recorded: September 30, 2024
Episode 350 | Recorded: August 1, 2024
Episode 350 | Recorded: August 1, 2024
Episode 345 | Recorded: July 16, 2024
Episode 345 | Recorded: July 16, 2024
Episode 331 | Recorded: May 18, 2024
Episode 331 | Recorded: May 18, 2024
Episode 317 | Recorded: March 16, 2024
Episode 317 | Recorded: March 16, 2024
Episode 309 | Recorded: Feb 11, 2024
Episode 309 | Recorded: Feb 11, 2024
Episode 295 | Recorded: Nov 15, 2023
Episode 295 | Recorded: Nov 15, 2023
Episode 280 | Recorded: Sep 25, 2023
Episode 280 | Recorded: Sep 25, 2023
Episode 273 | Recorded: August 15, 2023
Episode 273 | Recorded: August 15, 2023
Episode 269 | Recorded: July 17, 2023
Episode 269 | Recorded: July 17, 2023