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  1. Armenia T-3: Civil Contract leads, but a third of voters undecided
    PoliticsBrief4 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.

  2. The Silence Before the Vote: what Armenia's campaign tells us about June 7
    PoliticsBrief3 Jun

    The silence before the vote: what Armenia's campaign says about 7 June

    Pashinyan leads but is weaker than at any point since 2018. The opposition is fragmented but financed. The campaign ends Thursday.

  3.  Nikol Pashinyan Vladimir Putin
    PoliticsBrief1 Jun

    The train to Brussels runs on Russian rails

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