Armenia held parliamentary election on June 7, with pre-election polling indicating that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s ruling Civil Contract party is in the lead.
According to Ukrinform, Reuters reported this.
Pro-Russian opposition forces, including the Strong Armenia party, are trailing significantly in voter support.
Pre-election surveys showed Civil Contract leading with support from up to 32% of voters, while Strong Armenia was in second place with up to 11% support.
“A strong showing for Pashinyan would give him a mandate to conclude peace negotiations with Azerbaijan, with whom Armenia has been at intermittent war since the late 1980s, as well as to normalise relations with Turkey, a key ally of Baku's,” Reuters noted.
