Armenia walks a tightrope ahead of high-stakes poll

Armenians go to the polls on June 7 in the country’s first parliamentary election since 2021. The stakes are unusually high. Voters will not only choose a new parliament and, by extension, a prime minister. They will also help determine Armenia’s future trajectory: whether the country continues this difficult but much needed shift toward normalization with Azerbaijan and Turkiye, closer ties with the Euro-Atlantic community, and greater regional connectivity, or whether it drifts back toward the old days that left it isolated, dependent, and vulnerable.

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