Armenia heads to polls amid Westward pivot away from Russia
Men interact next to campaign posters and a banner of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract party in Yerevan on June 4, 2026, days ahead of the parliamentary elections. (Photo by Karen MINASYAN / AFP)
Armenia will vote in a parliamentary election on June 7 set to test Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Western tilt, as the country faces threats and allegations of interference from Russia, its former imperial ruler.
Technically allies, Moscow has compared Armenia’s EU ambitions to the same path that it claims triggered its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
The June 7 vote comes after years of upheaval since Pashinyan was propelled to power in a 2018 street revolution.
