  Pashinyan claims parliamentary majority after winning Armenia vote June 21, 2021 - 10:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Civil Contract party will have a constitutional majority in parliament and form a government, Armenia's caretaker Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in a Facebook post on Monday, June 21, after his party won snap parliamentary elections a day earlier. Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party won 53.92% of the vote, while Hayastan (Armenia) bloc headed by second President Robert Kocharyan secured 21.04% of the ballots. "I Have Honor" bloc too will get seats in the parliament. Pashinyan earlier summoned supporters to the Republic Square in downtown Yerevan at 8:00 pm on Monday to "hold a solemn ceremony of handing over the people's steel mandate to the newly elected Prime Minister."   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
