Armenians voted Sunday in parliamentary elections that could cement Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Westward tilt, after threats from Moscow and claims of Russian interference. Turnout was 58.97 percent when polls closed at 1600 GMT, the Central Election Commission said, with partial results expected early Monday.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. 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. The small Caucasus country is still reeling from long-time foe Azerbaijan’s military takeover of the Karabakh region. The conflict came to an end in 2023, when Azerbaijan’s army seized control of the enclave, and most of the Armenian population fled. Pashinyan has framed the vote as a choice between a lasting peace with Azerbaijan, or a return to war. The 51-year-old has also sought to loosen Armenia’s dependence on Moscow, after it failed to help during the Karabakh conflict. He has frozen participation in a Russia-led security bloc while deepening ties with the European Union and United States, and set Armenia on a path toward possible EU membership. While US President Donald Trump offered his “TOTAL Endorsement for Re-Election” to “great friend and Leader” Pashinyan, Moscow has bristled at the possible loss of yet another ally in its backyard.