Pashinyan claims victory in snap polls

YEREVAN, June 21. /ARKA/. Armenia’s acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan came out with a statement at the campaign headquarters of his Civil Contract party in connection with the results of voting in the early parliamentary elections announcing the party’s victory, which according to the Central Election Commission, has won 57%1 of the votes.

“Let us fix that the people of Armenia expressed their decision, and it is clear that it was formed even during the pre-election campaign," he said.

In a video address broadcast on Facebook, Pashinyan said his party was given a “steel mandate” to carry out a “steel revolution,” opposing it to the Velvet Revolution of 2018, which brought him to power.

"Victory in the parliamentary election will restore social and national consolidation. The people of Armenia have carried out a second revolution in three years,” Pashinyan said. 

Pashinyan expressed his gratitude to a number of countries and organizations that he said stood behind Armenia, including Russia, France, the US, the EU, Iran and Georgia. He also pledged to deepen ties with the members of regional blocks, such as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

 Pashinyan called on his supporters to gather for a celebratory rally in a central square later today. -0-