Armenia PM Pashinyan's ruling party wins landslide election victory
Civil Contract won 49.8% of the vote, securing a majority and strengthening Pashinyan’s drive to shift Armenia closer to Europe.
- 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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The vote in Armenia shows that Russia's influence on its neighbouring countries is crumbling, which is good news for the European Union.
What the Election Results in Armenia Mean for Russia
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Poised to accelerate a pivot away from Russia, Armenian prime minister claims election win
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