Nikol Pashinyan has served as Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia since May 2018, leading the country through a period of significant political, economic, and social transformation.

He entered parliamentary politics in 2012, when he was elected to the National Assembly as a representative of the Armenian National Congress Alliance. In 2018, he initiated the My Step movement, which led to Armenia’s peaceful Velvet Revolution. On May 8, 2018, he was elected Prime Minister by the National Assembly. His Civil Contract party won the 2021 elections, leading to his reappointment as Prime Minister. In 2026, Civil Contract won the elections, and Nikol Pashinyan was appointed Prime Minister for another term.

Among his international honors are the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Pope Pius IX, awarded by Pope Francis in 2023; the Gold Medal of the Hellenic Parliament in 2024; Kazakhstan’s Order of the Altyn Qyran in 2025; the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity in 2026; and the Gernika Award for Peace and Reconciliation. In 2026, he was also awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour of France.