Armenia's Pashinyan wins third term, confirms pro-EU shift (euobserver.com)

• Pashinyan's Civil Contract party wins 49.8%; opposition gets ~25%.
• EU leaders commend Armenia's democratic choice despite Russian meddling.
• Constitutional changes needed for peace with Azerbaijan require two-thirds majority.

"Incumbent PM Nikol Pashinyan won a third term with 49.8% of the vote, securing a parliamentary majority for his Civil Contract party. The result reaffirms Armenia's pivot towards the EU despite Russian interference. EU officials congratulated Pashinyan, while the opposition and Russia questioned the election's legitimacy. Pashinyan now needs a two-thirds majority for constitutional changes to drop claims to Nagorno-Karabakh."