June 8, 2026 3:01 PM
Armenia’s Pashinyan seals election win but pro-Russian opposition polls strongly
Armenia's ruling Civil Contract party won just under half of the votes in a parliamentary election seen as a test of its handling of a peace deal with Azerbaijan and its growing pivot to the West, away from traditional patron Russia. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's party won 49.8% of votes with all polling stations counted, results from the Central Election Commission (CEC) showed on Monday, down from 54% in the 2021 election. The results also showed a better-than-expected tally for three mai...