"Zhoghovurd" daily writes: "The Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Armenia officially distributed the mandates of the National Assembly yesterday, which ended one of the most important stages of the electoral process. According to the official results, the "Prosperous Armenia" party did not pass the threshold to enter the parliament, as a result of which the 60,000 votes cast in favor of the party were not actually stolen. Thus, the National Assembly of the 9th convocation is scheduled to convene its first session on August 2, and the parliament will begin its work with a new political composition.
According to the research of "Zhoghovurd" daily newspaper, according to official reports, the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and the President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping, did not send a public congratulatory message to Nikol Pashinyan on the occasion of his victory in the elections. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced after the elections that Moscow is waiting for the official final results, and only then will it be decided whether there will be a congratulation or not.
There are the official results, there is the decision of the CC, there is the final decision of the CEC, but the congratulations of the Russian President are not. Although such a circumstance cannot be interpreted as non-recognition of the elections, in any case, this is an important diplomatic gesture, especially considering the role of Russia and China in Armenia's foreign policy agenda.
Usually, congratulations of this level are considered not only as a ceremonial necessity, but also as a political impetus in the context of bilateral relations.
