Pashinyan's party wins, another Indian strain. The main thing of the night

Who won the early elections to the Armenian parliament, when the Moscow Exchange opens evening sessions for bond trading, a new version of the coronavirus delta strain appeared in India - in a review of the main news on RBC

Pashinyan lost 0.08% of the vote to the government

The acting party won the early parliamentary elections in Armenia. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan "Civil Contract". She managed to score 53.92%, follows from the data of the CEC of the country. She lacked 0.08% of the vote for the right to single-handedly form a government. Pashinyan himself was sure that the Civil Contract would receive an “undeniable majority” in parliament.

Former President Robert Kocharian's "Armenia" bloc won the support of just over 20% of voters . Also, the party of ex-president Serzh Sargsyan entered the parliament, which overcame the five percent threshold. The final voter turnout was 49.4%.

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Bonds on the Moscow Exchange will be traded until the night

The Moscow Exchange plans to launch an evening trading session on the bond market, the trading time in the fall can be increased to 23:50, Yuri Denisov, Chairman of the Board of the Moscow Exchange, told RBC. It will be possible to trade federal loan bonds (OFZ) and Eurobonds.

Now trading in bonds on the Moscow Exchange goes to the main session from 10:00 to 18:39. In the stock market, the evening trading session was launched in June 2020, it runs from 19:00 to 23:50.

Delta variant of coronavirus mutated in India

In the Indian state of Maharashtra, a new variant of the coronavirus was discovered, which was called "delta plus". In total, 20 cases of infection with a new mutation were identified in four districts of the state.
The Ministry of Health of the country believes that it is too early to say that this strain is “of concern”, while it is rather “of interest”, it will be studied.

The delta variant of the coronavirus was discovered in India in October last year, it is characterized by a high rate of spread and a more aggressive course of the disease. Since then, it has been identified in many countries of the world, including Russia. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that almost 90% of patients with COVID-19 in the capital had the Indian strain.

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What else happened

Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko instructed to develop penalties for companies that do not sufficiently reduce harmful emissions into the atmosphere in the 12 most "dirty" cities in Russia, including Bratsk, Chelyabinsk and Magnitogorsk. US plans to impose new sanctions against Russia over Nord Stream 2 and oppositionist Alexei Navalny are not the way to lead countries to dialogue, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov believes. Most non-profit organizations during the pandemic received help from relatives of leaders or volunteers, but not from the state. The Ministry of Economic Development criticized the draft resolution developed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs on technical malfunctions in which it is impossible to drive a car, saying that it is necessary to reduce their list.

What events to follow during the day

The national teams of Russia and Denmark will meet in the third round of the European Football Championship. The match will take place in Copenhagen at 22:00 Moscow time. At the same time, Finland and Belgium will play in St. Petersburg .

The national teams of Ukraine and Austria, as well as the Netherlands and North Macedonia will play a little earlier - at 19:00 Moscow time.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with deputies in connection with the end of the work of the State Duma of the current convocation.

The Ostankino TV Tower in Moscow, which was closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, will again be allowed visitors. In honor of this event, the tower will be beautifully illuminated in the evening.

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