Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan named candidate for premier in upcoming elections

ISTANBUL

Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was unanimously nominated Saturday as the Civil Contract party’s candidate for premier in early parliamentary elections set for June.

According to state news agency Armenpress, at an extraordinary party conference, the Civil Contract party approved its list of candidates.

The parliamentary polls are set for June 7. Pashinyan has served as the country’s prime minister since 2018.