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โItโs time to move forwardโ: Armenians vote in election closely watched by Russia and EU
Voters to choose between pro-Russian opposition and incumbent Nikol Pashinyan, who is more closely aligned with the west Armenians are going to the polls in an election that could cement the countryโs shift towards Europe and away from its traditional alliance with Russia. Prime minister Nikol Pashinyanโs Civil Contract party enters the vote as the favourite, ahead of three opposition candidates who advocate for closer ties with Moscow. Pashinyanโs main challenger, Samvel Karapetyan, a Russian-Armenian billionaire who built much of his fortune in Russia, has been forced to campaign from house arrest at his mansion outside Yerevan. Continue reading...