Armenia's election to test Pashinyan's peace drive after war defeat

“By Lucy Papachristou IJEVAN, Armenia, June 4 (Reuters) - When Anna Yegoyan first moved from the Armenian capital to the northern mountain town of Ijevan, she had to reach it along bumpy, potholed roads. Years later, she points to newly paved streets and highways as proof of change under Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who grew up there, and says she will back him in Sunday's election. Armenia has become "a proper country," said the 40-year-old, who attended a rally for Pashinyan in the town of about 20,000 people. "Our place in the world is more recognisable."

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