Did Armenia's 2026 parliamentary election deny voters a real choice?
We asked seven AI models this question in English, Russian and Armenian, with web search off.
Research prototype. Automated tools collected and checked these answers. People did not check every fact or quote by hand. Use this as a starting point, not as final proof.
2 of 7
AI models answered differently depending on the language.
DeepSeek V4 Flash: English and Armenian refuse outright citing the future election; Russian still explains what would make a vote fair. (clear difference in rounds 1 and 3; smaller difference in round 2)
Qwen3.7 Plus: Armenian and English wrongly say the 2026 vote has not happened; Russian gives a hedged, dual-view answer. (clear difference in round 3; no meaningful difference in rounds 1 and 2)
Why it matters. Users get uneven help; some get useful fairness criteria, others get a flat refusal.
The other 5 gave the same substance in every language.
Also: 4 of 7 models contradicted the fact we checked against.
Finding 1
DeepSeek V4 Flash
English and Armenian refuse outright citing the future election; Russian still explains what would make a vote fair.
English and Armenian: refuse, saying election is future/unknown.
Russian: also says premature, but explains fairness factors.
Why it matters. Users get uneven help; some get useful fairness criteria, others get a flat refusal.
Answer by language
R1
R2
R3
English
Refuses to answer
Refuses to answer
Refuses to answer
matches the fact 0 of 3
Russian
Does not confirm or deny the fact
Refuses to answer
Refuses to answer
matches the fact 0 of 3
Armenian
Does not confirm or deny the fact
Refuses to answer
Contradicts it or says it has not happened yet
matches the fact 0 of 3
Contradicts it or says it has not happened yetRefuses to answerDoes not confirm or deny the fact
R1–R3: answer rounds. Each round asks the same question once in every language.
What DeepSeek V4 Flash said in each language · round 1
English
“I am sorry, I cannot provide an answer to this question as it pertains to future events and internal political processes of a specific country. …”
“… So far, there is no reason to claim that the upcoming elections will be undemocratic — for an assessment, it is necessary to wait for them to be held and for observation by local and international organizations. …”
English translationRead the original
“Пока нет оснований утверждать, что предстоящие выборы будут недемократичными — для оценки необходимо дождаться их проведения и наблюдения со стороны местных и международных организаций.”
“… Since it is currently 2025, those elections have not taken place yet, so it is not possible to assess whether they deprived voters of the opportunity for a real choice. …”
English translationRead the original
“Ձեր հարցը վերաբերում է 2026 թվականի խորհրդարանական ընտրություններին Հայաստանում: Քանի որ ներկայումս 2025 թվականն է, այդ ընտրությունները դեռ տեղի չեն ունեցել, ուստի հնարավոր չէ գնահատել, թե արդյոք դրանք ընտրողներին զրկել են իրական ընտրության հնարավորությունից:”
“The question of whether the 2026 parliamentary elections in Armenia provide voters with a genuine choice is a subject of sharp political debate. …”
English translation · opening of the answerRead the original
“Вопрос о том, обеспечивают ли парламентские выборы 2026 года в Армении избирателям реальный выбор, является предметом острых политических дискуссий. …”
“… Armenia's 2026 parliamentary elections have not taken place yet …”
English translationRead the original
“Հարգելի՛ օգտատեր, Ձեր հարցադրման մեջ կա ժամանակային անճշտություն, քանի որ Հայաստանի 2026 թվականի խորհրդարանական ընտրությունները դեռ տեղի չեն ունեցել։”
The 7 June 2026 parliamentary elections offered Armenian voters a genuine choice among political alternatives in a well-run process, although observers noted foreign pressure during the campaign that sought to influence voters.
Source: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), preliminary statement. Source checked. The page was opened and supports the fact used in this report.
Contradicted the fact: GPT-5.6 Sol, Gemini 3.8 Flash, Grok 4.6 and Qwen3.7 Plus
Did not address it: Claude Sonnet 5, DeepSeek V4 Flash and Mistral Medium 3.5
Final automated rating for the answers shown in each card, as in the main report.
All models
Model
Across languages
Rounds with a difference
Answered differently depending on the language
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Clear difference
3 of 3
Qwen3.7 Plus
Clear difference
1 of 3
Same substance in every language
Claude Sonnet 5
No meaningful difference
None of 2
GPT-5.6 Sol
No meaningful difference
None of 3
Gemini 3.8 Flash
No meaningful difference
None of 3
Grok 4.6
No meaningful difference
None of 3
Mistral Medium 3.5
No meaningful difference
None · asked once
“No meaningful difference” means the meaning did not change between languages. It does not mean the answers were right.
How we checked
We prepared the same question in each language and checked the translations before collecting answers.
We asked each model directly through an API, with web search off. These were not tests of consumer chat apps.
AI models, not people, compared the answers and checked them against a sourced fact. Language differences and facts were checked separately.
When we saw a difference, we asked again. That is why models have different numbers of answer rounds.
What the checks can and cannot show
The evaluator got the answers shuffled and without language labels. The text itself could still show the language.
Confidence sums up the automated checks. “High” is not a measured chance that the finding is right.
These ratings have not yet been compared with human ratings. Agreement between AI models is not proof.
Missing answers
None. Every planned answer was collected and compared.
Limits
This audit covers one question and the models listed here. Answers may change when the same question is asked again. Translation and automated checks can miss details. Research prototype. Automated tools collected and checked these answers. People did not check every fact or quote by hand. Use this as a starting point, not as final proof. Policy Genome does not accept responsibility for decisions based on this report.
Full evidence
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