Battle for the Caucasus: Armenia Votes in Latest High-Stakes Contest Between Russia A
Polls show Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s party leading with up to 32% support as Armenia weighs closer ties with the European Union or Russia.
- Armenians cast ballots on Sunday in an election determining whether the South Caucasus nation moves closer to the European Union or remains in Russia's sphere of influence. The vote is being closely watched in Brussels and Moscow.
- Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan seeks to pivot Armenia from Moscow toward Europe, prompting Russia to ban imports of cognac, wine, and other products ahead of the election. The European Commission called the move 'nothing less than economic blackmail.'
- Ahead of Sunday's vote, authorities arrested six candidates from Strong Armenia, alleging they were involved in vote-buying. Party leader Samvel Karapetyan, under house arrest over an alleged coup attempt, warned against a 'reckless rush' toward the West.
- Following the 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Pashinyan pursues peace with Azerbaijan as a central campaign issue. President Donald Trump publicly called him 'a friend and a great leader' and urged Armenians to 'Make Armenia Great Again.'
- President Vladimir Putin recently compared Armenia's potential move toward the European Union to Ukraine's earlier pivot toward NATO. Russia invaded Ukraine after years of tension over Kyiv's alignment efforts, now occupying roughly one-fifth of Ukrainian territory.
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Why Armenians stuck with Pashinyan
YEREVAN, Armenia — The best of a bad lot was how many Armenians described victorious Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ahead of Sunday's pivotal election — the first since the bitter defeat in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with neighboring Azerbaijan. While the election has frequently been framed outside Armenia as a choice between pro-Russian or pro-Western forces, few locals on the streets of Yerevan saw it in such stark terms. With a population …
Armenia's premier minister Nikol Pasjinjan har kallat sin seger i söndagens parliamentval för -historisk. Det är ett svårt bakslag för Ryssland, som tappar ännu mer av sitt inflytande i Caucasus. Förutsättningarna för ett fredsavtal med grannlandet Azerbajdzjan är daremot fortfarande osäkra.
According to the parliamentary election, Armenia will continue its pro-Western course towards the EU for the first time, so Head of Government Paschinjan can continue to rule.
According to the parliamentary election, Armenia will continue its pro-Western course towards the EU for the first time, so Head of Government Paschinjan can continue to rule.
The Armenians had to choose between the pro-Russian opposition and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinián, who is more aligned with the West and wants to close the war chapter...
Battle for the Caucasus: Armenia votes in latest high-stakes contest between Russia a
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan seeks mandate to move closer to EU as pro-Russian rivals cite Nagorno-Karabakh defeat; Moscow signals pressure with import bans and Ukraine warnings
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