‘Pashinyan is Usurping the People’s Free Will to Choose,’ Opposition Sounds Alarm

‘Pashinyan is Usurping the People’s Free Will to Choose,’ Opposition Sounds Alarm

Opposition forces in Armenia are sounding the alarm about deteriorating democratic norms, saying that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is actively “usurping the people’s free will choose.” Pashinyan late last week told reporters that if any opposition force were to be elected Armenia would face war and urged the public to vote for him and his Civil Contract Party, claiming that they have ushered in peace after decades of war.He reiterated those se…

Pashinyan Accused of Using War Fears in Reelection Bid

By Shoghik Galstian YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has faced mounting criticism from opposition figures after warning that Armenia will face a new war if his political rivals win upcoming parliamentary elections. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, March 19, Pashinyan said that opposition forces intend to revise his government’s peace agenda with Azerbaijan, a move he argued would result in an “inevitable” wa…

Pashinyan gives a new reason not to back him in next parliamentary elections

After eight years of inept leadership, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan continues to damage Armenia’s interests, after giving away Artsakh to Azerbaijan. I will now present the latest example of Pashinyan’s illegal actions. Armenians were surprised to learn that the Prime Minister had ordered the dismissal of the Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, Dr. Edita Gzoyan, just because she had given the visiting U.S. Vice President J.D. V…