Macron backs Armenia’s pro-Europe PM as re-election campaign draws to close

<p>French president pitches in for Nikol Pashinyan, who faces stiff challenge from pro-Russia parties in vote next month</p><p>Emmanuel Macron has made an unabashed pre-election pitch on behalf of Armenia’s prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, saying the country’s destiny lay with Europe.</p><p>The French president also accused Russia of abandoning Armenia after the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war that led to Azerbaijan displacing tens of thousands of Armenians.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/05/macron-backs-armenia-pro-europe-pm-nikol-pashinyan-re-election">Continue reading...</a>