Nikol Pashinyan

Nikol Pashinyan

Question:Who has been recently elected the Prime Minister of Armenia?
(a) Nikol Pashinyan
(b) Serzh Sargsyan
(c) Andranik Margaryan
(d) Robert Kocharyan
Answer: (a)
Related facts:

  • Nikol Pashinyan, the acting prime minister of Armenia won the snap parliamentary election.
  • Now,he will lead the country as Prime Minister.
  • Nikol Pashinyan has won 53.9% of the vote in the parliamentary polls while his rival Robert Kocharyan came second with 21% votes.
  • The vote was called to defuse a political crisis after Armenia’s defeat in a war with Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Links:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/21/armenian-pm-claims-victory-parliamentary-election-rival-alleges