By Lucy PapachristouIJEVAN, Armenia, June 4 (Reuters) - When Anna Yegoyan first moved from the Armenian capital to the northern mountain town of Ijevan, she had to reach it along bumpy, potholed roads.Years later, she points to newly paved streets and highways as proof of change under Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who grew up there, and says she will back him in Sunday's election.Armenia has become "a proper country," said the 40-year-old, who attended a rally for Pashinyan in the town of about 20,000 people. "Our place in the world is more recognisable."

With the latest polls showing him on course for a landslide victory on Sunday, PM Nikol Pashinyan told Armenians – and Russia – that he is seeking a balanced yet sovereign…

Armenia will hold parliamentary elections on June 7, a vote most observers describe as crucial. Eight years after the country's Velvet Revolution, Armenia's pro-European Prime…

By Lucy PapachristouIJEVAN, Armenia, June 4 (Reuters) - When Anna Yegoyan first moved from the Armenian capital to the northern mountain town of Ijevan, she had to reach it along…

Prime minister Nikol Pashinyan, who has sought greater alignment with the West, faces a challenge from the largely pro-Russian opposition in this weekend’s elections

By Lucy PapachristouYEREVAN, June 5 (Reuters) - Armenia holds a parliamentary election on Sunday that pits the governing Civil Contract party, which is pursuing closer ties with…

Armenia's parliamentary elections Sunday will focus on its geopolitical future as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan seeks closer ties with the EU and the U.S.

Armenia's parliamentary elections Sunday will be a vote on its geopolitical future as incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan seeks closer relations with the European Union and…

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan leads polls ahead of Sunday’s high-stakes vote, seeking a mandate for sweeping constitutional reforms despite intensifying Russian trade blockades.

By Lucy PapachristouYEREVAN, June 7 (Reuters) - Armenians head to the polls on Sunday in a parliamentary election seen as a test of the government's efforts to forge a peace deal…

Armenia votes on Sunday in a parliamentary election seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's drive to loosen his country's historical dependence on Russia and turn…

The election result, once confirmed, would cement Pashinyan's Westward push away from Russian influence. It is the first vote since a 2023 crushing military defeat by Azerbaijan.