Post-war Armenia votes in snap polls
27 June 2021 |
5:25 pm
Armenians voted Sunday in snap parliamentary elections called by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in an attempt to heal divisions after a disastrous war with Azerbaijan and reaffirm his mandate.
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