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  1. Armenia Elections
    PoliticsAnalysis8 Jun

    Pashinyan wins — and the margin tells the real story

    The final results of Armenia’s parliamentary elections have cemented Nikol Pashinyan’s third consecutive term, but the tight mathematical metrics reveal a complex legislative landscape ahead. While his Civil Contract party secured enough seats to form a government single-handedly, it fell short of the constitutional supermajority required to reshape the country's institutional framework. The razor-thin margin shows that while voters backed his westward shift, they refused to hand him absolute domestic power.

  2. Washington Names Moscow's Play in Armenia
    PoliticsAnalysis6 Jun

    Four days out: Washington names Moscow's play in Armenia

    Secretary Rubio told the Senate on Tuesday that Russia wants Pashinyan to lose. The claim lands in the middle of the dirtiest election campaign Armenia has seen in years.

  3.  The Editor. Tags: Armenia, Elections, Pashinyan, Russia, EU, EAEU
    OpinionOpinion6 Jun

    Armenia on the eve: what the campaign actually settled

    Tomorrow Armenians vote. The result looks predictable. The questions it raises are not.

  4. NewsBrief5 Jun

    Campaign over, silence begins: what Armenia goes into June 7 with

    Pashinyan leads by a wide margin among decided voters. A third of the electorate is still undecided. Tomorrow is the day of silence. Sunday is the vote.

  5. NewsBrief4 Jun

    Armenia T-3: Civil Contract Leads by a Distance, But a Third of Voters Are Still Undecided

    The latest polling aggregate puts Pashinyan at 46% of decided voters. The undecided bloc is large enough to change the outcome. Campaign ends tomorrow.

  6.  Nikol Pashinyan Vladimir Putin
    NewsBrief1 Jun

    The Train to Brussels Runs on Russian Rails

    Armenia wants to end Moscow’s monopoly on its railways, electricity and gas. The June 7 election will determine whether it can

  7. NewsBrief29 May

    Armenia Election Roundup: Flower Bans, Citizenship Scandals and Bribery Arrests

    With nine days to go, Russia tightens economic pressure while Strong Armenia faces new legal trouble

  8. EAEU Summit Convenes: Armenia in the Room, Pashinyan Not
    NewsBrief29 May

    EAEU Summit Convenes: Armenia in the Room, Pashinyan Not

    The Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meets today to discuss, for the first time, a member state's EU trajectory — with the Armenian elections nine days away

  9. Armenia's Election: Eleven Days, Three Stories
    PoliticsAnalysis27 May

    Armenia's Election: Eleven Days, Three Stories

    What the polls, the party platforms and the money trails reveal about June 7

  10. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
    AnalysisAnalysis26 May

    Twelve Days to Go: What Armenia's Election Is Actually About

    June 7 is framed as a geopolitical choice between Russia and Europe — but the campaign reveals a messier domestic reality

  11. Armenia Advances EU Civilian Mission Cooperation
    NewsBrief13 May

    Armenia Advances EU Civilian Mission Cooperation as CSTO Participation Remains Suspended

    Yerevan's foreign policy reorientation accelerates with new security partnership frameworks outside Russian alliance structures