‘Everyone lost’: Russian experts break down Armenia’s election shockwaves

Tamara Ceaikovski

Pashinyan’s party won 49.81%, but Russian analysts argue the result falls short of a blank check for geopolitical rupture Armenia’s parliamentary elections have reinforced the country’s existing political trajectory while leaving deep questions about its future unresolved. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party secured 49.81% of the vote, giving it the ability to form a government and continue a course increasingly oriented toward closer ties with the European Union and the