Armenia Has Counted the Results of Its Parliamentary Elections. Is This a Triumph for Pashinyan?

Armenia Has Counted the Results of Its Parliamentary Elections. Is This a Triumph for Pashinyan?

On June 7, Armenia held its first parliamentary elections since the loss of Nagorno-Karabakh. That defeat forced Yerevan to rethink its relationship with Russia and look for new allies in the West.

Before the elections, Moscow tried to punish Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for his pro-Western course, and after the vote it began portraying his victory as a defeat.

We briefly explain why this is still a victory (though with a caveat) and what it means for Armenia’s relations with Russia.

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Armenia Has Counted the Results of Its Parliamentary Elections. Is This a Triumph for Pashinyan? And What Will Yerevan’s Relations With Moscow Look Like Now?

He won, but with a caveat. Nikol Pashinyan’s party, Civil Contract, received 49.8% of the vote. That result is enough for a parliamentary majority, allowing it to form a government on its own. However, it is not enough for a constitutional majority…