Armenia prepares for Sunday vote on Western course (opens in new tab)

Armenians vote on Sunday, June 7, in parliamentary elections that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has framed around closer ties with the European Union and the United States, while his opponents criticize his handling of security and relations with Russia. Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party is widely seen as the front-runner, but the field includes pro-Russia opposition forces and Russian-Armenian billionaire Samvel Karapetyan’s Strong Armenia party, whose leader has faced criminal charges he re...