An electromagnetic relay comprising: a fixed contact (73a, 73b); a movable contact (69a, 69b) movable between a first position at which the movable contact (69a, 69b) contacts the fixed contact (73a, 73b) to form a closed state, and a second position at which the movable contact (69a, 69b) does not contact the fixed contact (73a, 73b) to form a opened state; an electromagnet that includes a coil, a magnetic core, and a yoke coupled to the magnetic core, and generates magnetic field; and an actuator that includes a pair of armatures (91, 92), and a permanent magnet sandwiched by the pair of armatures (91, 92), and moves the movable contact (69a, 69b) by the magnetic field generated by the electromagnet, wherein a magnetic circuit formed by the magnetic core, the yoke and the pair of armatures (91, 92) is closed at the opened state, so as the first armature contacts the yoke and the second armature contacts the magnetic core, and the magnetic circuit is opened at the closed state so as the second armature contacts the yoke and the first armature is separated from the yoke, wherein the electromagnet is configured to generate a first magnetomotive force in a first direction that drives the actuator to move the movable contact (69a, 69b) toward the fixed contact (73a, 73b), and a second magnetomotive force in a second direction that moves the movable contact (69a, 69b) away from the fixed contact (73a, 73b), wherein the coil includes a first winding and a second winding, wherein the first magnetomotive force in the first direction drives the actuator to move the movable contact (69a, 69b) toward the fixed contact (73a, 73b) by flowing a first current in the first winding, wherein the second magnetomotive force in the second direction moves the movable contact (69a, 69b) away from the fixed contact (73a, 73b) by flowing a second current in the second winding, and wherein, when switching from the closed state to the opened state, flowing of the first current is stopped after overlapping flowing of the first current and the second current. a fixed contact (73a, 73b); a movable contact (69a, 69b) movable between a first position at which the movable contact (69a, 69b) contacts the fixed contact (73a, 73b) to form a closed state, and a second position at which the movable contact (69a, 69b) does not contact the fixed contact (73a, 73b) to form a opened state; an electromagnet that includes a coil, a magnetic core, and a yoke coupled to the magnetic core, and generates magnetic field; and an actuator that includes a pair of armatures (91, 92), and a permanent magnet sandwiched by the pair of armatures (91, 92), and moves the movable contact (69a, 69b) by the magnetic field generated by the electromagnet, wherein a magnetic circuit formed by the magnetic core, the yoke and the pair of armatures (91, 92) is closed at the opened state, so as the first armature contacts the yoke and the second armature contacts the magnetic core, and the magnetic circuit is opened at the closed state so as the second armature contacts the yoke and the first armature is separated from the yoke, wherein the electromagnet is configured to generate a first magnetomotive force in a first direction that drives the actuator to move the movable contact (69a, 69b) toward the fixed contact (73a, 73b), and a second magnetomotive force in a second direction that moves the movable contact (69a, 69b) away from the fixed contact (73a, 73b), a first magnetomotive force in a first direction that drives the actuator to move the movable contact (69a, 69b) toward the fixed contact (73a, 73b), and a second magnetomotive force in a second direction that moves the movable contact (69a, 69b) away from the fixed contact (73a, 73b), wherein the coil includes a first winding and a second winding, wherein the first magnetomotive force in the first direction drives the actuator to move the movable contact (69a, 69b) toward the fixed contact (73a, 73b) by flowing a first current in the first winding, wherein the second magnetomotive force in the second direction moves the movable contact (69a, 69b) away from the fixed contact (73a, 73b) by flowing a second current in the second winding, and wherein, when switching from the closed state to the opened state, flowing of the first current is stopped after overlapping flowing of the first current and the second current.