Moscow comments on Armenian election results

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08 Jun 2026, 16:55 GMT+10

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan should not mistake his partys win as a monopoly for deciding the countrys future, Russia says

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan should not mistake the controversial victory that his Civil Contract party secured in the parliamentary election on Sunday as permission to unilaterally change the country's strategic course, the Russian Foreign Ministry has warned.

Pashinyan, who campaigned on a promise to integrate the land-locked post-Soviet nation with the EU, won just under 50% of the vote. Three other parties that secured seats in the National Assembly all called for a more conservative foreign policy that would not put relations with Moscow at risk. Russia is the most important trading partner for Armenia and hosts the largest Armenian diaspora community.

Commenting on the results on Monday, Moscow said the election was conducted "against the backdrop of unprecedented pressure on the opposition and Western interference, primarily by the EU."

"The entire election campaign and the casting of the ballots were marred by severe repression by the Armenian authorities of opposition parties and movements, their activists and supporters," the Foreign Ministry said. "The Armenian Apostolic Church, which is deeply respected in the country, was 'steamrolled' by the persecution campaign too."

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