The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Armenia has completed counting votes for the parliamentary elections held on June 7, 2026. Results from all 2005 polling stations have been calculated.
The votes were distributed as follows:
Nikol Pashinyan's "Civil Contract" Party - 727,160 votes (49.81%);
Samvel Karapetyan's "Strong Armenia" bloc - 340,062 votes (23.29%);
Robert Kocharyan's "Armenia" bloc - 145,097 votes (9.94%);
Gagik Sarukyan's "Prosperous Armenia" party - 58,368 votes (4.00%).
Based on these results, the ruling "Civil Contract" Party won 61 deputy mandates in parliament.
The "Strong Armenia" bloc secured 28 seats, the "Armenia" bloc 11 seats, and the "Prosperous Armenia" party 5 seats.
Thus, the "Civil Contract" Party, chaired by current Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, emerged as the winner of the election with these results and gained the opportunity to form a government alone again.
Modern.az reports that the rules for forming a government in Armenia are regulated by the Constitution and the Electoral Code.
According to the legislation, the first session of the new parliament is usually convened within 10 days after the election results are officially confirmed.
The new parliament begins discussing the election of the Prime Minister at its first session.
According to the Constitution, the president (who mainly holds formal powers in Armenia) invites the political force that has gained a majority in parliament to nominate a candidate for Prime Minister.
This usually happens within approximately 1 week after the official confirmation of the results.
Then the parliament elects the Prime Minister.
After the Prime Minister is elected, the government (cabinet of ministers) is formed.
The legislation does not specify a date by which the new government "must be formed," but the practical rule is as follows:
Prime Minister nomination takes 1 week;
Voting and approval take a few days;
Full formation of the government is usually completed within 2-3 weeks (sometimes up to 30 days).
A.Gorkhmaz
