The Civil Contract Party has been given the right to form Armenia's cabinet on its own.

Armenia will continue its course of rapprochement with the European Union, but will retain membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and continue to develop relations with both Russia and other member states of this association, noted Nikol Pashinyan, leader of the Civil Contract party.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," the Civil Contract party, led by current Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, won the country's parliamentary elections, receiving 49.81% of the vote.

Pashinyan called for the opening of the border with Turkey.

Nikol Pashinyan commented on the Civil Contract party's victory in the elections.

"I must note that the three-headed war party (referring to the Strong Armenia bloc, the Armenia bloc, and the Prosperous Armenia party) has been routed. This is an important, but not final, result, because I believe the people have clearly expressed their will that the three-headed war party and the criminal oligarchic system that accompanies it must be eradicated in the Republic of Armenia," ArmenPress news agency quoted the Armenian Prime Minister as saying today.

He added that the Civil Contract party will form the government. "We will have the opportunity to discuss this issue in the coming months," Pashinyan said.

The country's authorities must institutionalize peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan and open the border with Turkey, the Armenian prime minister added. "I mean that Turkey must open the border. In addition, we need to establish diplomatic relations. By the way, we are grateful for the decision to open the Akhalkalaki-Kars railway for the import and export of Armenian goods," Pashinyan said.

He noted that Armenia will continue its course of rapprochement with the EU, but will also maintain membership in the EAEU and continue to develop relations with Russia and other member countries of the union.

According to the results of the Armenian parliamentary elections, announced by the Central Election Commission, four political forces have entered the National Assembly: the Civil Contract party with 49.8% of the vote, the Strong Armenia bloc (23.3%), and the Armenia bloc (9.9%), ArmenPress noted.

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Based on the Central Election Commission's data on election results, the Civil Contract party will receive 61 seats in parliament, Strong Armenia – 28 seats, Armenia – 11 seats, and Prosperous Armenia – five seats, noted Arpine Hovhannisyan, head of the AH Consulting law firm and former Minister of Justice.

"The Civil Contract party has received the right to form a government," she clarified today on her Facebook page*.

As a reminder, analysts interviewed by the Caucasian Knot previously noted that the oligarch's Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan, the "Armenia" bloc of former President Robert Kocharyan, and the "Strong Armenia" bloc of businessman Samvel Karapetyan are the most pro-Russian participants in the Armenian parliamentary elections.

The parties of Samvel Karapetyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and Robert Kocharyan are the key competitors in the elections, analysts clarified.

The "Caucasian Knot" also wrote that Russia's recent political steps, which have increased political and economic pressure on Armenia, strengthened the convictions of both pro-Russian and pro-Western voters.

* Meta (owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) is banned in Russia.