Pashinyan victory rattles Kremlin as Armenia pulls further from Moscow’s orbit
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Kremlin regime spokesperson Dmitry Peskov (Photo: REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool)
Kremlin regime spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed Moscow is
“carefully documenting” reports of alleged “numerous violations” during Armenia’s
parliamentary election, Russian propaganda agency Interfax reported on June
8.
Peskov declined to comment on the election result, saying
“the Armenian Central Election Commission has not announced final results.”
Armenia held parliamentary elections on June 7, with Prime
Minister Nikol Pashinyan seeking to stay in power. Pashinyan has governed
Armenia since 2018 and has increasingly sought to resist Russia’s efforts to
keep the country within the Kremlin’s orbit.
It was Armenia’s first national election since its defeat in
the 2023 war with Azerbaijan, when Baku regained control of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Eighteen political forces took part in the election — 16
parties and two party blocs, including Pashinyan’s ruling Civil Contract party.
Official data from the Central Election Commission showed
Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party won Armenia’s parliamentary election.
With all precinct reports counted, four political forces won
seats in Armenia’s parliament, the National Assembly:
- The election winner, incumbent Prime Minister Nikol
Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party — 49.81%, 727,160 votes;
- Strong Armenia, an alliance led by Russian-Armenian
billionaire Samvel Karapetyan — 23.29%, 340,062 votes;
- The Armenia bloc, led by former President Robert Kocharyan — 9.94%, 145,097 votes;
- Prosperous Armenia, led by oligarch Gagik Tsarukyan — 4%,
58,368 votes.
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