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There will be curses and insults, I will react in the same way. Pashinyan

30.06.2025

There will be curses and insults, I will react in the same way. Pashinyan
Nikol Pashinyan wrote on his Facebook page: "My impression from the posts of a number of users is as follows. When the latest vocabulary is used against me and my family members, my supporters, I am not the head of the country. And when I retort, I am already the head of the country, who should not allow himself such a thing. But everything can be allowed for me, my family members and associates. I understand that the head of the country has greater restrictions than the opposition. But opposition parties also have limitations. If the opposition has no restrictions, how can the head of the country protect himself, his family members and his supporters who are being targeted in the same way? Switch to illegal methods? It is impermissible and unacceptable. Shall we impose a punishment for a serious offense? We tried that too, but the noise was the same as if they were restricting the right to speech in Armenia. Go to court with civil lawsuits? The noise is the same, freedom of speech is suppressed. And besides, with whose money and how much to go to court? It's an expense, isn't it? Who will finance that cost? This is not possible with a personal, family, party budget. With the state budget, there will be the same noise. Tolerate swearing? We still understood about myself, but I can't tolerate my supporters and family members anymore. Therefore, my position is clear. There will be a sharp but regularly worded criticism, I will do the same. There will be curses and insults, I will react in the same way. There will be respect, I will respond with respect. Please don't expect anything else. Moreover, I will call all my associates and supporters to do the same. Actively act in the same way. There is no alternative. Either there will be a public consensus on this issue and we will have a no matter how sharp but civilized debate, or there will be a grass-to-grass field, maybe not one, but one in 10, even one in 20, but it will definitely happen and it will be very strong. Please don't expect anything else. I am a supporter of civilized debate. But this is a question that I do not decide, let those in the opposite political camp decide. PS: The next solution is for political society and the public themselves to demand the criminalization of grave insults. And let's form a public consensus on this. How will you decide, in short?"