Azerbaijan & Samvel Karapetyan

Azerbaijan: Armenia's election outcome is expected to influence the peace process with Azerbaijan, as Nikol Pashinyan has vowed to continue efforts to normalize relations and institutionalize a peace deal, including a transit corridor.

Samvel Karapetyan: Samvel Karapetyan, a Russian-Armenian billionaire and leader of the Armenia — Strong Armenia party, was the main opponent to Nikol Pashinyan. His party, which advocates for closer ties with Russia, came in second, but he is currently under house arrest for allegedly advocating for the government's overthrow.