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title: "Pashinyan takes early lead in historic Armenian vote"
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/78201/pashinyan-takes-early-lead-in-historic-armenian-vote
published: 2026-06-08T11:17:45Z
language: en
author: "Redacția  TRM"
section: "International"
source: radiomoldova.md
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# Pashinyan takes early lead in historic Armenian vote

> Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party took an early lead in Sunday’s legislative elections. The vote serves as a crucial test of public support for Yerevan’s strategic foreign policy shift toward the West.

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*Sursa: Armenpress*

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party took an early lead in Sunday’s legislative elections. The vote serves as a crucial test of public support for Yerevan’s strategic foreign policy shift toward the West.

Officials reported a final voter turnout of 59% when polling stations closed at 20:00 on June 7, according to the Central Electoral Commission.

**Election results**

Initial data from 1,354 out of 2,005 polling stations shows Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party capturing 434,562 votes, representing 50.83% of the ballot.

The Strong Armenia bloc, led by Russian-Armenian billionaire Samvel Karapetyan, currently holds second place with 23.51% of the vote.

The Armenia Alliance, led by former President Robert Kocharyan, stands in third place with 9.47%. Remaining political contenders captured between 0.1% and 4.1% of the vote, local news agency Armenpress reported.

Translation by **Iurie Tataru**