Businessman Samvel Karapetyan's Strong Armenia bloc has secured 23.68% of the vote YEREVAN, June 8. /TASS/. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's ruling Civil Contract party continues to lead Armenia's parliamentary elections but has dropped below the 50% threshold required to form a government single-handedly, currently securing 49.44%. This is according to the Central Electoral Commission's (CEC) online scoreboard, reflecting data from 1,488 out of 2,005 polling stations. Businessman Samvel