Polls have closed across Armenia in parliamentary elections that could determine the future course of the South Caucasus nation.

What will the political picture look like as the dust settles and results come in?

To discuss this and more, we speak with Political Science lecturer at New Jersey's Rutgers University , Michael Rossi.

Several election monitors from post-Soviet states have been at the ballots in Armenia since early morning.

Russian Senator Ivan Novikov is among them and shared his impression of the voting process so far.

Citizens living overseas are not allowed to vote in the current parliamentary elections in Armenia, due to a prior decision by the Central Electoral Commission.

The president of the Forum of Armenian Associations of Europe, Ashot Grigoryan, told us Pashinyan is fully aware of how unpopular he is among his nation's diaspora.

RT spoke to an opposition party chairman, Tigran Urikhanyan, whose registration was declared invalid by the Armenian Central Electoral Commission.

He told us that current Armenian PM Pashinyan's actions are part of a larger plot to undermine the country as a whole.

As parliamentary elections in Armenia are underway, citizens living abroad have been barred from casting ballots, due to an earlier decision by the country's Central Electoral Commission.

Earlier we spoke with a leader of the Youth Opposition Movement, who is currently being prosecuted for helping his countrymen travel to the elections.

He says Pashinyan knows the diaspora hates him, and the PM is trying to divide his people both inside and outside the Republic.

As parliamentary elections in Armenia kicked off, citizens living abroad have been barred from casting ballots, due to an earlier decision by the country's Central Electoral Commission.

Armenians maintain a strong presence around the world, with nearly two million living in Russia alone.

Another 650 thousand call the European Union their home, while roughly half a million live in the United States.

The total number of Armenians living abroad outweighs the population of the country itself.

We spoke with Samvel Ayvazyan, the President of the Armenian Diaspora in Serbia. He says it's absurd to restrict Armenians living abroad from having their say.

Serbian film director Emir Kusturica told us that EU economic integration would be a major blow for Armenia.

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