June 09, 2026
Armenia's governing Civil Contract party won an election seen as a test of its handling of a peace deal with Azerbaijan and its growing turn to the West, despite what international election observers called blatant interference and pressure by Russia.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's party won 49.8 percent of votes with all polling stations counted from Sunday's vote, enough to secure a parliamentary majority under Armenia's electoral system, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said on Monday.
The results, based on a strong turnout of nearly 59 percent, also showed a better-than-expected tally for the two main pro-Russian opposition groups, which won a combined 31 percent of votes and are set to enter parliament.
International election monitors said the run-up to voting was marked by efforts by traditional patron Russia to influence the outcome.
