Armenia Votes as Russia Piles Pressure on Pro-West Government

Armenia's election tests whether Pashinyan can keep a pro-EU pivot and U.S.-brokered Azerbaijan peace process moving under Russian pressure.

1. Frame 1Armenian voters vote in a parliamentary election as Pashinyan's pro-West government faces Russian pressure over Nagorno-Karabakh.
2. Frame 2A timeline shows the pivot: since 2018, Pashinyan moves from Moscow toward EU accession and U.S.-brokered Azerbaijan peace.
3. Frame 3An energy-and-trade ledger shows the bottleneck: Russia remains a key trading partner and energy supplier.
4. Frame 4A Karabakh map explains the backlash: Azerbaijan took an enclave once home to 100,000 ethnic Armenians.
5. Frame 5The threshold is governing power: polls show Civil Contract leading, but not enough to govern alone.
6. Frame 6The failure mode is a stalled path: EU steps and the Azerbaijan deal can slow under Moscow pressure.