Armenia votes in test of PM's pivot away from Russia
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan casts his ballot in the parliamentary election at a polling station in Yerevan on June 7, 2026. (Photo by Karen MINASYAN / AFP)
Armenians began voting on June 7 in a parliamentary election set to test Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's tilt to the West, as the country faces threats and allegations of interference from former imperial ruler Russia.
Armenia and Russia are technically allies, but Moscow has compared the former Soviet republic's EU ambitions to the same path it claims triggered its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
The election comes after years of upheaval since Pashinyan was propelled to power in a 2018 street revolution.
