EU chief says Armenia can count on Europe

PanARMENIAN.Net - President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the victory of the Civil Contract party in the 2026 parliamentary elections.

“Dear Nikol Pashinyan, congratulations on your election victory. The spirit of the Velvet Revolution you led in 2018 is alive and well. We deeply value our partnership with democratic Armenia, which is moving ever closer to Europe. Armenia can count on us,” the message said.

Pashinyan was also congratulated by Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in a post on X.

“Democracy has won. The people of Armenia have courageously and resolutely chosen freedom and independence. Belarusians stand with Armenia on its continuing path toward a European future,” she wrote.

Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission has summarized the preliminary results from all 2,005 polling stations. According to the figures, the Civil Contract party received 49.81% of the vote, Strong Armenia 23.29%, the Armenia Alliance 9.94%, and the Prosperous Armenia Party 4%.