Trump endorses Armenia's Pashinyan ahead of parliamentary elections

US President Donald Trump has declared his full and unconditional support for Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ahead of upcoming parliamentary elections in Armenia. The endorsement marks a notable US stance in the South Caucasus country's domestic politics.

US President Donald Trump has announced that he "fully and unconditionally" supports Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Armenia.

The declaration represents an unusual direct endorsement by a sitting US president of a foreign leader in their domestic electoral contest. Armenia is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections, and Trump's backing could carry symbolic weight in shaping international perceptions of the vote.

Pashinyan has led Armenia since 2018 following a popular uprising known as the Velvet Revolution. His tenure has been marked by the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, which ended in a ceasefire brokered by Russia, and more recently by Armenia's efforts to distance itself from Moscow and strengthen ties with Western institutions including the European Union and the United States.