Armenia PM Pashinyan's ruling party wins landslide election victory
The result gives Pashinyan a renewed mandate to pursue closer European Union ties and peace talks with Azerbaijan, despite Russian pressure and accusations of interference.
- 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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Moscow should adjust its policies in response to the victory of Western-backed Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the analyst says. Moscow must re-evaluate its policies toward longtime ally Armenia after the party of Western-backed Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan won Sunday's election, Fyodor Lukyanov, editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, has told RT. According to the official tally, the ruling Civil Contract party received 49.81% of the vot…
Moscow. The ruling Civil Contract party of the Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinián, won the legislative elections that took place on Sunday in the Caucasian Republic of Armenia and, by ratifying the absolute majority that it had in Parliament, will be able to re-form government without having to agree with the pro-Russian opposition, which improved its representation in the Legislative, but failed in the attempt to reverse the pro-European policy of…
Nikol Paschinjan wins the parliamentary election in Armenia clearly, but the country remains deeply divided, and the path to a peace agreement remains uncertain.
In the parliamentary election in Armenia, the ruling party prevailed with almost 50 percent of the votes and an absolute majority of seats.
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