Armenia’s ruling party leads polls

Early results from a small number of polling stations showed Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party leading in a parliamentary election with 57.14% of the vote, according to data from Armenia’s electoral commission broadcast on public TV.
The data, taken from about 5% of Armenia’s polling stations, showed the pro-Russian Strong Armenia alliance in second place, with about 21% of votes.
The Armenia Alliance, led by former President Robert Kocharyan, was in third place with roughly 8%.
Sunday’s vote, Armenia’s first general election since a crushing military defeat by Azerbaijan in 2023, was viewed as a test of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s push to deepen ties with the West and secure a peace deal with Azerbaijan after years of conflict and political turbulence.