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The Freedom in The World 2019 report has recorded surprising improvements in individual countries—including in Armenia, saying the developments show that democracy has enduring

appeal as a means of holding leaders accountable and creating the conditions for a better life.

“Massive nonviolent demonstrations forced the resignation of Serzh Sargsyan, the country’s leader since 2008 and after snap elections in December, a new reformist majority in the parliament has pledged to promote transparency and accountability for corruption and abuse of office,” the part of the report about Armenia reads.

As the report documents that Pashinyan’s My Step alliance “decisively won snap parliamentary elections in December, clearing the way for systemic reforms. After snap elections in December, a new reformist majority in the parliament has pledged to promote transparency and accountability for corruption and abuse of office.”

The report has ranked Armenia among “party free” countries with six points improvement to compare with the previous year record. 
To note, Freedom in the World is an annual global report on political rights and civil liberties, composed of numerical ratings and descriptive texts for each country and a select group of territories.