Armenia prepares for an election that could reshape ties with Moscow and the West
Russia has stepped up economic pressure and disinformation as polls show Pashinyan’s Civil Contract leading with 32% support, analysts said.
- Armenia faces a June 7 election that could reshape its ties with Moscow and the West, as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan seeks re-election on a promise of European integration.
- Russia banned exports of several Armenian products before the election, while the EU pledged aid to counter Moscow's economic pressure.
- The election will be a vote on Armenia's geopolitical future, with Pashinyan seeking closer relations with the EU and US despite longstanding ties with Russia championed by his critics.
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Russia wants Armenia to choose between Moscow and the European Union. To put pressure on the country, agricultural products are being banned.
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der Standard DEOn 7 June there are eagerly awaited parliamentary elections. They are also a decision of direction, but many in Armenia do not want to decide at all.
On 7 June, elections to the Armenian National Assembly — the local parliament — will take place. In the last month of the election race, everyone will speak not so much of a confrontation between power and opposition as of a struggle between Yerevan and Moscow. Russian officials will be threatened with what should be expected in the event of Armenia's convergence with the European Union, and there will be a clear hint: do not vote for Nikola Pas…
A seemingly minor election of a small country in the Caucasus achieved the miracle: aligning the interests of Donald Trump's White House with those of the European Union.This Sunday's parliamentary elections put Armenia, an ex-Soviet republic of just three million inhabitants, at the epicenter of a geopolitical game that seeks to free itself from a historical dependence on Russia, at the heart of a crossroad that also opens a sign of questioning…
Armenia is preparing for a crucial legislative election this Sunday in a country still marked by the loss of Nagorny Karabakh in 2023. While Nikol Pachinian remains a favourite, he crystallises both the hopes for peace and the deep divisions of a society exhausted by conflicts. ...
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