Archive · 25 Jun 2025
Armenia: PM Says Coup Foiled, Senior Cleric Involved
Armenia's Prime Minister says a plot to overthrow the government was stopped.
A top religious leader, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, is accused of being involved.
The government claims the Archbishop wanted to take power illegally.
Police are searching the Archbishop's home and those of people connected to him.
One politician says these accusations are from a dictatorship.
This comes after the Prime Minister and religious leaders have had disagreements and due to disputes about territory lost to Azerbaijan.
Armenian PM says security forces foiled a coup plot.
Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is implicated in the alleged plot.
The government claims Galstanyan sought to seize power unconstitutionally.
Searches are being conducted at Galstanyan's and associates' homes.
An MP calls the accusations a sign of a dictatorial regime.
- Who
- Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, Armenian security forces
- What
- Armenian security forces allegedly foiled a coup plot.
- When
- Announced Wednesday
- Where
- Armenia
- Why
- The government claims Galstanyan sought to unconstitutionally seize power.
Armenian Government
Archbishop's Defense
Coup Plot Allegations
Armenian Government
Accuses Archbishop Galstanyan of planning to overthrow the government using unconstitutional means.
Archbishop's Defense
MP Garnik Danielyan calls the allegations fabricated.
- Accused
- Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan
- Accusation
- Plotting to overthrow the government
- Prime Minister
- Nikol Pashinyan
- Political Stance
- Opposition claims fabricated accusations
- Church Status
- Armenian Apostolic Church
