Armenia PM Pashinyan's ruling party wins landslide election victory
Civil Contract won 49.8% of the vote, giving Pashinyan a likely governing majority and strengthening his push to deepen ties with the European Union.
- On Monday, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed victory in the general election, with his governing Civil Contract party securing 49.82% of the vote in a contest viewed as a test of Russia's influence in the South Caucasus.
- Opposition leader Samvel Karapetyan accused the government of rigging the vote, claiming "the elections are not over yet," while his pro-Russian Strong Armenia bloc finished second with 23.28% of the vote.
- In the 101-member National Assembly, Civil Contract won 61 seats, while the Armenia Alliance and Prosperous Armenia crossed the 4% threshold to enter parliament alongside the governing bloc.
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen congratulated Pashinyan on Monday, stating the European Union values partnership with a democratic Armenia, while European Council President António Costa also offered congratulations.
- Pashinyan intends to write the peace deal with Azerbaijan into law, though results fall short of the two-thirds majority required for constitutional amendments, a constraint analyst Richard Giragosian called a "pivotal election.
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared victory for himself and Civil Contract party on Monday, winning 51% of the vote. The post Armenia: Pro-U.S. Prime Minister Declares Election Victory appeared first on Breitbart.
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Armenian voters cement country’s shift toward WestPrime Minister Nikol Pashinyan pledged to “continue the course of rapprochement with the West” after his ruling Civil Contract party won comfortably in yesterday’s parliamentary elections. Early results show the incumbent party received 49.8% of the vote, while the Russian-aligned Strong Armenia Alliance finished in a distant second, with 23.8%. Once part of the Soviet Union, Armenia has increasi…
The Armenians' re-election of pro-EU Nikol Pashinyan shows that neither Russian threats nor enticing offers work. The election points to a broader eastern backlash against Putin's Russia.
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