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Prime Minister declares election victory in Armenia

From Svenska Dagbladet · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared victory in Armenia's parliamentary elections.
  • His Civil Contract party is projected to win over 50 percent of the vote, securing a majority government.
  • The election, described as a test of Pashinyan's pro-Western policies, saw a 59 percent voter turnout.

Armenia's incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has declared victory in the nation's parliamentary elections, announcing that his Civil Contract party will form the next government. The declaration came as preliminary results showed the party securing a commanding lead.

With over 20 percent of the votes counted, Civil Contract was projected to garner more than 50 percent of the ballots. This strong showing positions Pashinyan to continue leading the country, implementing his agenda. His main challenger, representing billionaire Samvel Karapetian's party, was expected to receive just over 20 percent of the vote.

The election was widely viewed as a referendum on Pashinyan's more pro-Western political direction. Voter turnout reached 59 percent, according to the country's election commission. International observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) monitored the proceedings, with a press conference planned to detail their findings on the election's circumstances.

Civil contract has won and will form a government.

— Nikol PashinyanArmenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared victory following the parliamentary elections.
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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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