{"id":1384519,"date":"2026-06-08T08:47:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T05:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1384519"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:47:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T05:47:29","slug":"pashinyan-declares-victory-in-armenia-elections-with-over-50-of-vote-amid-russian-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/pashinyan-declares-victory-in-armenia-elections-with-over-50-of-vote-amid-russian-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Pashinyan Declares Victory in Armenia Elections With Over 50% of Vote Amid Russian Pressure"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has declared victory for his Civil Contract party in parliamentary elections, securing just over 50% of the vote according to preliminary results.<\/p>\n   <p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a>, citing Armenian service of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azatutyun.am\/a\/33774415.html?lbis=458671#entry-shared\">Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty<\/a>, Pashinyan announced the outcome during a press conference on June 7, describing it as a \u201chistoric victory.\u201d<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThis is a historic victory that will ensure the development and future of the Republic of Armenia, as well as long-term institutional peace,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>Preliminary results released on June 8, after ballots from 1,924 out of 2,005 polling stations were counted, show Civil Contract receiving 50.07% of the vote and securing 64 out of 105 seats in parliament.<\/p>\n   <p>The opposition party Strong Armenia came second with 23.35% and 29 seats, while the Armenia bloc placed third with 9.86% and 12 seats.<\/p>\n   <p>Voter turnout reached 58.97%, with nearly 1.4 million citizens participating.<\/p>\n   <p>Pashinyan said his party had its own representatives at all polling stations and conducted parallel vote counts, responding to questions about announcing victory before final official results.<\/p>\n   <p>The elections took place against a backdrop of increasing pressure from Russia over Armenia\u2019s efforts to deepen ties with the European Union.<\/p>\n   <p>Following a recent Eurasian Economic Union summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Armenia of a potential \u201cUkrainian scenario\u201d over its pro-European course. Moscow has also recalled its ambassador for consultations and introduced elements of economic pressure.<\/p>\n   <p>According to Reuters, citing Western intelligence sources, Russia had attempted to influence the outcome of the elections, fearing that Pashinyan\u2019s re-election would solidify Armenia\u2019s pro-Western trajectory.<\/p>\n   <p>The vote is seen as a key moment for Armenia\u2019s geopolitical direction, as the country balances between traditional ties with Moscow and closer integration with Europe.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/armenian-election-media-report-preliminary-voting-results\/\">Armenian Election: Media Report Preliminary Voting Results<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has declared victory for his Civil Contract &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1384110,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,36415,36422],"tags":[72941,76,78],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1384519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-11473-news-en-3","tag-election-watch","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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