YEREVAN. – I voted that Armenia find a way out of this pit of despair.
MP Nikol Pashinyan, who is third on Yelk (Way Out) Bloc’s proportional representation list for the National Assembly election in Armenia, told the aforementioned to reporters in the election precinct, after casting his ballot in Sunday’s vote.
He added that their political force had a good chance of being elected to parliament.
As per Pashinyan, however, this election process can be assessed solely after the voting ends.
Armenia is holding a parliamentary election Sunday for the first time since the new Constitution was approved through a referendum in December 2015. The new National Assembly will have 105 deputies, four of whom—representatives of ethnic minorities.
A total of 2,009 election precincts are open all through the country. This voting will be the only national one in the next five years, as Armenia is transitioning to a parliamentary republic.
Five political parties and four blocs are running for parliament. Political parties have to get 5 percent of votes, whereas the blocs need 7 percent to be elected to the National Assembly of Armenia.