PM Pashinyan’s party wins Armenia election, preliminary results show

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Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract party has won Armenia's parliamentary election, securing 49.81 percent of the vote according to preliminary results from the Central Election Commission. The election, with a turnout of over 58 percent, was seen as a test of Prime Minister Pashinyan's handling of a peace deal with Azerbaijan and his pivot towards the West, away from Russia. Pashinyan stated the victory would ensure Armenia's development and pledged to continue rapprochement with the West while also developing relations with Russia. The main opposition party, Strong Armenia, led by Samvel Karapetyan, came in a distant second with 23.29 percent. Karapetyan called the elections "shameful" and alleged violations, while authorities opened criminal cases over electoral irregularities.

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Armenia’s Investigative Committee opened 59 criminal cases over alleged electoral violations and detained nine people.

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The second-placed Strong Armenia bloc, led by Samvel Karapetyan, secured 23.29 percent of the vote.

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Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed a “historic victory that will ensure Armenia’s eternity and development” and pledged to continue rapprochement with the West while developing relations with Russia.

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Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party wins 49.81 percent of the vote in Armenia’s parliamentary election, according to preliminary results from the Central Election Commission.

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The election is seen as a test of PM Pashinyan’s handling of a peace deal with Azerbaijan and his pivot to the West away from Russia.

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PM Pashinyan’s party wins Armenia-election" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="142425" data-entity-type="event">Armenia election, preliminary results showNikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party wins 49.81 percent of the vote, the Central Election Commission says.⁠Prime Minister Nikol ⁠Pashinyan’s party has won Armenia’s parliamentary election, preliminary results suggest, in a vote seen as a test of its handling ⁠of a peace deal with Azerbaijan and its growing turn to the West and away from traditional ally, Russia.⁠⁠Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party secured 49.81 percent of the vote, the country’s Central Election Commission (CEC) said on ⁠Monday, with an alliance led by the main opposition party Armenia" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="141693" data-entity-type="organization">Strong Armenia a distant second with 23.29 percent.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Armenia signs strategic partnership deal with US as election approacheslist 2 of 3Armenian PM rejects Russia’s demand for EU referendum as relations nosedivelist 3 of 3Armenia votes in test of PM’s pivot to Europe amid Russian pressureend of listTurnout in the landlocked country of three million was more than 58 percent of eligible voters, the CEC said.The prime minister is seeking a mandate to reorient the country’s geopolitics, distancing former imperial ruler Russia and pushing to join the European Union.Pashinyan claimed a “historic victory that will ensure Armenia’s eternity and development”. He pledged to “continue the course of rapprochement with the West” while also developing Armenia’s relations with Russia.The second-placed Armenia" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="141693" data-entity-type="organization">Strong Armenia bloc is led by Samvel Karapetyan, a Russian-Armenian billionaire who made his fortune in Russia and is under house arrest for allegedly advocating for the government’s overthrow. He has rejected the charge as politically motivated.Karapetyan called the elections “shameful” and denounced alleged violations and repression, saying dozens of his campaign staff had been arrested. Armenia’s Investigative Committee said it had opened 59 criminal cases over alleged electoral violations and detained nine people.

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