Polls open in Armenia parliamentary elections
(9 Dec 2018) Polls opened in Armenia on Sunday, as the country votes in a snap parliamentary election that is expected to cement the rule of the new prime minister who spearheaded massive protests earlier this year that forced the resignation of his predecessor.
The charismatic 43-year-old Nikol Pashinian, who took office in May 2018, pushed for the elections in a bid to win control of a parliament that was dominated by his political foes.
Pashinian, a former journalist turned politician, has tapped into public anger over widespread poverty, high unemployment and rampant corruption in the landlocked former Soviet nation of 3 million that borders Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iran.
Opinion polls have indicated that Pashinian's My Step alliance is set to sweep the vote, while the Republican Party that controlled the old parliament is trailing far behind.
The results are expected to be announced late Sunday evening.
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