Nearly 2.5 million Armenians are expected to vote in what are the first regularly scheduled parliamentary elections since 2017.
A polling station in Yerevan, Armenia during the snap 2021 parliamentary elections. Photo: AP Photo/Sergei Grits.
Samvel Karapetyan’s Strong Armenia alliance was the main challenger to the ruling Civil Contract party.
Armenia’s youth have undergone different experiences than their elders, affecting what they consider important when voting in a new parliament.
The move comes following reports that Russia organised the bussing of ‘tens of thousands of Russian–Armenians’ to influence the election outcome.
Ahead of elections, incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has found an unlikely cheerleader — Azerbaijani pro-government media.
