Armenia's ruling party secures 49.81% of vote in elections, commission says

Armenian Prime Minister and leader of the Civil Contract party Nikol Pashinyan casts a ballot at a polling station during a parliamentary election in Yerevan, Armenia, June 7, 2026. Stringer/Photolure via REUTERS

June ⁠8 (Reuters) - ⁠Armenian Prime ‌Minister Nikol Pashinyan's ruling ​party, Civil ⁠Contract, ⁠has secured 49.81% ⁠of ‌the ⁠vote in ​the parliamentary ‌elections, ⁠country's ​central election ⁠commission said on ​Monday.

The opposition party ⁠Strong Armenia has secured ​23.29% ⁠of the ​vote, ‌it said.

(Reporting ​by Reuters)