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, officials said.
- 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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Prime Minister Nikol Pashinián confirms his victory in the elections in Armenia held this Sunday after his party, the pro-European Civil Contract, obtained 49.8% of the votes. These elections, the first after the conflict with Azerbaijan, have been marked by high participation, allegations of irregularities and the political pulse between the government—which has designed a rapprochement with the West—and a pro-Russian opposition that aspired to…
The "Civil Treaty" party of the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikola Pashinian, won the parliamentary elections that took place on 7 June and won 49.82% of the vote. In the new Parliament, the Pashinian supporters will have 61 seats out of 105. The Strong Armenia Alliance of Russian billionaire Samvel Karapetian receives 23.28% of the votes, the Armenia bloc, which is headed by former President Robert Kocharyan, is in third place from 9.93.
Armenia Election Pashinyan Wins Majority as pro Russia Opposition Gains Ground
Armenia’s governing Civil Contract party, led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, won a parliamentary election with 49.8 percent of the vote, according to the Central Election Commission. The result gives the party a parliamentary majority under Armenia’s electoral system. The election was widely seen as a test of Pashinyan’s handling of Armenia’s post war transition […] The post Armenia Election Pashinyan Wins Majority as pro Russia Opposition G…
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