Latvian president congratulates Pashinyan on election victory

President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs has congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the Civil Contract party’s election victory.

“Congratulations, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, on your resounding electoral victory! Armenia has chosen its own democratic path despite threats and intimidation. Latvia stands firmly with you and supports ever closer relations between Armenia and the European Union,” the Latvian President said in a post on X.

Congratulations, Prime Minister @NikolPashinyan, on your resounding electoral victory!

Armenia has chosen its own democratic path despite threats and intimidation.

Latvia stands firmly with you and supports ever closer relations between Armenia and the European Union. pic.twitter.com/5iw2A7nWrW

— Edgars Rinkēvičs (@edgarsrinkevics) June 8, 2026

The Central Electoral Commission released the preliminary results of the vote count from all 2,005 polling stations in the June 7 parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party received the most votes — 727,160, or 49.81%.