Exit polls released for the elections in Armenia
According to the initial results of exit polls, the ruling party of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, "Civic Contract," is set to win the election. However, it remains unclear whether this will be enough for it to remain in power.
The published exit polls show a wide range of election results. For example, News.am cites a poll conducted by an unnamed source, according to which “Civic Contract” has 32.7% of the vote. Meanwhile, an exit poll conducted by “Civic Contract” itself and cited by the pro-government publication Civic.am gives Pashinyan’s party 56.7%.
According to the same polls, the results for Samvel Karapetyan’s pro-Russian “Strong Armenia” bloc are 29% and 17.5%, respectively. A report by News.am states that other opposition forces—Robert Kocharyan’s Armenia bloc, Hagik Tsarukyan’s Prosperous Armenia Party, and Arman Tatoyan’s Wings of Unity—are polling at 13.2%, 6.1%, and 4.6%. Collectively, this gives Pashinyan’s opponents the opportunity to form a parliamentary majority with 52.9% of the votes cast.
Source: Meduza.
Official voting in Armenia’s snap parliamentary elections began on Sunday, June 7.
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