Armenians voted on June 7 in a parliamentary election. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan already declared victory.

Early results showed Pashinyan’s ruling Civil Contract Party leading with 49.81%, with Russian-Armenian billionaire Samvel Karapetyan’s Strong Armenia alliance trailing behind at 23,33 %.

Ex-President Robert Kocharyan’s Armenia alliance was third with some 9.99%, followed by the Prosperous Armenia Party, which cleared the electoral threshold with 3.94%. The Central Election Commission said turnout was 59%.