Armenian election largely seen as 'national referendum on country's direction'

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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's party won the parliamentary elections in Yerevan, signaling a national referendum endorsing the country's pro-Western direction. The election came amid concerns of Russian interference and threats from Moscow.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's party won parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results on June 8. The election signals a victory endorsing the nation's pro-Western shift after threats from Moscow and claims of Russian interference. FRANCE 24's Olivia Bizot tells us more from Yerevan.