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Former President Donald Trump offered his congratulations Wednesday to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan following his Civil Contract party’s victory in weekend elections.<\/p>

The prime minister’s political party secured 49.8% of the vote in Sunday’s election, providing enough support for a parliamentary majority according to Armenia’s voting structure. International election monitors reported obvious meddling by Russia during the electoral process.<\/p>

“I was very proud to have Endorsed him for Re-Election, and have no doubt that, with him as the Leader of the beautiful Country of Armenia, it will attain levels of Greatness and Success beyond everyone’s wildest expectations!” Trump stated in a social media message.<\/p>

The prime minister’s victory occurs while Russia continues applying increased pressure on the South Caucasus nation that was previously under Moscow’s control. Since taking office in 2018, Pashinyan has pursued closer relationships with the European Union and strengthened connections with Washington.<\/p>

Moscow, which has implemented extensive trade limitations against Armenia, blamed Western nations for election interference and supported Armenian opposition claims of voting irregularities.<\/p>

Russian officials stated Wednesday that Armenia’s continued participation in both a military partnership of former Soviet nations and a distinct economic alliance needs immediate resolution.<\/p>

According to TASS news agency reporting Thursday, Russia has requested Armenia halt certification for the Russian market for all Armenian fish exporters except two companies, while Russian agriculture watchdog chief Sergei Dankvert confirmed the country has moved trout procurement to Iran and Turkey.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former President Donald Trump congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his party’s weekend election victory. The win came despite what international observers described as clear Russian interference in the voting process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":79791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1781151784530.jpg?fit=450%2C315&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-kKY","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":77884,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/armenia-votes-sunday-amid-russian-economic-pressure-over-western-ties\/","url_meta":{"origin":79792,"position":0},"title":"Armenia Votes Sunday Amid Russian Economic Pressure Over Western Ties","author":"Admin","date":"June 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Armenians head to the polls Sunday in parliamentary elections as the current government seeks to strengthen ties with the West despite mounting pressure from Russia. 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