2018 Parliamentary Elections in Armenia: Perspectives of «My Step» Alliance

On 9 December, 2018 snap parliamentary elections took place in Armenia that have put an end to the change of political elite process started in April. As a result, the dominant Republican Party of Armenia has become an opposition force not presented in the current parliament. The victory was taken...

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Main Author: Anna Ayvazyan
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Institute of Europe Russian Academy of Sciences 2019-12-01
Series:Научно-аналитический вестник Института Европы РАН
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Online Access:http://vestnikieran.instituteofeurope.ru/images/%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%8F%D0%BD_6_2018.pdf
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Summary:On 9 December, 2018 snap parliamentary elections took place in Armenia that have put an end to the change of political elite process started in April. As a result, the dominant Republican Party of Armenia has become an opposition force not presented in the current parliament. The victory was taken over by the «My step» alliance, founded by the leader of mass protests Nikol Pashinyan. The political transformation that happened in Armenia has, nevertheless, made the issues of political reforms, search for a long-term economic strategy and Nagorno-Karabakh problem more salient
ISSN:2618-7914