Pashinyan declared victory in the parliamentary elections
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced the victory of the “Civic Contract” party in the parliamentary elections held on June 7. According to preliminary data from the Central Election Commission, the prime minister’s party is in a commanding lead, while vote counting is still underway.
Based on the results of the ballot count from all 2,011 polling stations, “Civic Contract” has received 57.14% of the vote—that is, 598,404 voters. This result allows the party to avoid coalition negotiations and form a government on its own. According to Armenia’s Electoral Code, the winner is guaranteed a stable majority—at least 54% of parliamentary seats.
Second place went to the “Strong Armenia” electoral bloc led by businessman Samvel Karapetyan, with 21.43% (224,402 votes). Third place went to the “Armenia” opposition bloc led by former President Robert Kocharyan, with 8.21% (86,003 votes). Hagik Tsarukyan’s “Prosperous Armenia” party finished fourth with 5.1% (53,424 votes).
In total, over 1 million citizens participated in the vote. Voter turnout was 58.97%—1,047,319 people cast their ballots.
Most observers viewed the June 7 election not merely as another parliamentary race, but as a vote on Armenia’s geopolitical course—between rapprochement with the West and remaining within Moscow’s orbit. Pashinyan is steering Yerevan further away from Russia: in 2025, Armenia passed a law on European integration and announced a rapprochement with the EU.
This was reported by DW.
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