The next parliamentary elections began in Armenia on Sunday, the results of which, among other things, will determine the new prime minister of the country. 18 associations are participating in the elections, including the ruling Civil Contract party of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the opposition Strong Armenia alliance of entrepreneur Samvel Karapetyan and the Armenia bloc of ex-President Robert Kocharyan. According to the Central Election Commission, turnout by morning was the highest in the last nine years. Queues formed at some polling stations in Yerevan. Read more