Armenia Election: Pashinyan's Party Leads

Armenia parliamentary election results: Pashinyan's party leads. Prosperous Armenia fails threshold. New seat distribution announced.

ByGrace Lewis- Senior Editor

2026-06-08 09:31|Last updated: 2026-06-08 09:32

Armenia Election: Pashinyan's Party Leads — Photo: Prepared by Bond.az

Gagik Tsarukyan's "Prosperous Armenia" party failed to enter parliament. It received 3.9% of votes, falling short of the 4% threshold.

Former Justice Minister Arpine Hovhannisyan revealed the likely new parliament composition. The ruling "Civil Contract" party will get 64 seats, Samvel Karapetyan's "Strong Armenia" bloc 29, and Robert Kocharyan's "Armenia" bloc 12 seats.

The election took place on June 7 with 16 parties and 2 blocs. Voter turnout was 58.94%.

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