The Civil Contract Party, led by incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, won the parliamentary elections in Armenia, allowing it to independently form a new government. The head of government made the announcement at a briefing following the vote results.
In connection with the tragic death of 10-year-old Tajik schoolboy Kobiljon Aliyev in Odintsovo, Moscow Region, the Mufti of Dagestan, Akhmad Afandi, expressed his deepest condolences and pledged his full support to the family.
Sheikh Afandi personally undertook the funeral arrangements and provided financial assistance to the family through the Insan charitable foundation. Representatives of the Muftiate met with the child's mother, emphasizing that they consider it their moral and spiritual duty to support the family during this difficult time.
On December 16, a teenager armed with a knife committed a terrorist attack at a school in the Odintsovo district of the Moscow region. As a result, the 10-year-old Tajik child died at the scene, and a security guard was taken to the hospital with injuries. Before the brutal attack, the killer asked the boy, "What nationality are you?"