Armenians vote with peace efforts and Russia in focus

Armenians head to the polls on Sunday in a parliamentary election seen as a test of the government’s efforts to forge a peace deal after a crushing military defeat by Azerbaijan three years ago.

Polls show Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s ruling Civil Contract party leading, backed by up to 32 per cent of voters, with the pro-Russian Strong Armenia party trailing in second place with up to 11 per cent....