Votes counted in Armenian election
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(9 Dec 2018) Early returns from Armenia's snap parliamentary election on Sunday show the country's new prime minister's bloc with a commanding lead - an outcome that would help further consolidate his power. The charismatic 43-year-old Nikol Pashinian took office in May after spearheading massive protests that forced his predecessor to step down. Pashinian has pushed for early vote to win control of a parliament that was dominated by his political foes. An ex-journalist turned politician, Pashinian has won broad popularity, tapping into public anger over widespread poverty, high unemployment and rampant corruption in the landlocked former Soviet nation of 3 million that borders Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iran. By the time the polls closed at 8 p.m. (1600 GMT, 11 a.m. EST), 49 percent of the nation's eligible voters cast ballots. Full preliminary results are expected on Monday. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/8b376ccdd456c2cdc28182522f2beaa5
