Trump endorses Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ahead of tense June poll

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Former US President Donald Trump has endorsed Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ahead of the June 7 parliamentary elections. The upcoming vote is seen as a critical test for Armenia's government amid its recent westward political realignment.

US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he would support Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Armenia’s June 7 parliamentary elections, a vote that serves as a litmus test for the government of the South Caucasus nation which has recently shifted its alignment toward the West and distanced itself from Russia.