Remarks by President Biden on Fighting the COVID-⁠19 Pandemic
Reporters slam White House for shouting down questions from the press pool
We’ve never initiated an attack on any country; we want peace: interview of the Armenian Ambassador to US to Al Arabiya
Frank Pallone congratulated on Independence Day, emphasizing significant progress made by Armenia
We have decided to establish Park of Life, where trees symbolizing lives of all victims of Artsakh wars will be planted: Pashinyan
Queen Elizabeth II congratulates Armenia on Independence Day
Test news
Անցած անգամ ասեցի՝ ինքը բոզ ա, հիմա ավելացրել եմ եւս մի կոչում՝ բիճ, բիճ Նիկոլ. Գեւորգ Պետրոսյան
Russian peacekeepers organized the transfer of humanitarian aid to refugees and large families of remote settlements of Nagorno-Karabakh
Susan Templeman MP supporting Australian recognition of Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides

With Over 70% of Votes, Pashinyan’s ‘My Step’ Alliance Tops Parliamentary Elections

05:33 10 December 2018

YEREVAN—Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s “My Step” Alliance captured more than 70 percent of the votes during Sunday’s snap parliamentary elections — the first national elections since a popular movement toppled former president Serzh Sarkisian’s regime.

According to results published by Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission with all 2010 precincts reporting, Pashinyan’s “My Step” alliance received 884,456 votes (70.43 percent). Trailing far behind was businessman Gagik Tsarukyan’s Prosperous Armenia Party with 103,824 votes (8.32 percent) and the Bright Armenia Party, which has close ties to Pashinyan with 80,024 votes (6.37 percent) to round out the parties being represented in the new parliament.

Coming in at fourth place was the former ruling Republican Party of Armenia with 59,059 votes (4.70 percent), with the Armenian Revolutionary Federation garnering 48,811 votes (3.89 percent).

Of the 2, 573,779 eligible voters, 48.63 percent or 1,260,840 turned out for Sunday’s election, according to results released by Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission.

A screen shot of the CEC website preliminary results with all precincts reporting

In order to have seats in the parliament, political parties require five percent of the votes, while alliances need seven percent of the votes.
PARTY VOTES PERCENTAGE
1. REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARMENIA 59,059 4.70%

2. CITIZEN’S DECISION SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC PARTY 8,530 0.68%

3. ARMENIAN REVOLUTIONARY FEDERATION 48,811 3.89%

4. MY STEP PARTIES ALLIANCE 884,456 70.43% 

5. BRIGHT ARMENIA PARTY 80,024 6.37% 

6. CHRISTIAN-POPULAR RENAISSANCE PARTY 6,456 0.51%

7. NATIONAL PROGRESS PARTY 4,123 0.33%

8. WE PARTIES ALLIANCE 25,174 2.00%

9. COUNTRY OF LAW PARTY 12,389 .99%

10. SASNA TSRER ALL ARMENIAN PARTY 22,826 1.82%

 11. PROSPEROUS ARMENIA PARTY 103,824 8.32%

OLD VERSION OF THE SITE