Politics

The opposition will make sense if it frees its own people from the Nicolaitan cycle of scaring them with war and fleeing in peace. Vahe Hovhannisyan

The opposition will make sense if it frees its own people from the Nicolaitan cycle of scaring them with war and fleeing in peace. Vahe Hovhannisyan

To threaten with war, to threaten with peace, Vahe Hovhannisyan, a member of the "Alternative Projects" group, wrote about this. "Today another monstrous thing happened in our life. The current prime minister continued Aliyev's last words, threatening his own people with another war in the fall. Of course, perazhki, stretching, sibekh and other stupidity became more important in public life. unfortunately, this is our seriousness today, but in reality, a very dangerous process was started today. Accusing the opposition, which goes to the elections with the general idea of ​​guaranteed peace, of being a war party, means helping Aliyev to put forward new demands and conditions before the elections, and to say: "I, only I am ready to do them." You will see that they will not be late. It is the most suitable moment for the united response of the opposition forces. To send a clear message to one's own community is unity, consolidation, state thinking. Short and scattered answers do not have enough power to neutralize the monstrous trap of the current prime minister. If this government was re-established, then in the autumn he will say the following in the terms he mentioned. 1. If we do not change the constitution, there will be a war. 2. If we do not agree with the arrival of 300 thousand Azerbaijanis to Armenia, there will be a war. 3. If we do not cede one bank of Sevan to Azerbaijan, there will be a war. 4. If we do not make another demand of Aliyev, there will be a war. He will say and go to eat sibekh without care, like today. It will surely be like that. And today, this should be brought to the attention of the public, so that we do not face another disaster in September. Unfortunately, our people understood not in 2020 where they were taking them, not in 2021, what was waiting for them, and now, in 2026, there is a certain probability that even after all this, they will not understand what is waiting for them only months later. The opposition will become united, the opposition will have meaning, if it takes its own people out of the Nikola trap of scaring them with war and threatening them with peace," he wrote.

19.03.2026

Pashinyan is trying to get legitimacy from Western centers to carry out repressions inside Armenia. Suren Surenyants

Pashinyan is trying to get legitimacy from Western centers to carry out repressions inside Armenia. Suren Surenyants

"It is difficult to perceive Nikol Pashinyan's speech in the European Parliament as a responsible speech of the head of a sovereign state. It was more reminiscent of an attempt at domestic political reprisal, transferred to an international prestigious platform. Instead of representing Armenia's state interests, security challenges and regional realities, Pashinyan used the European podium to label his own opponents. Pashinyan presented the representatives of the Armenian Apostolic Church and opponents of the government as a "party of war", trying to connect them with external forces and attribute to them a willingness to sacrifice Armenia's independence. In reality, this was not a political assessment, but a political labeling aimed at discrediting one's opponents before the international audience. When the head of the country presents a segment of his own society as a dangerous force or a tool of external influence from an internationally prestigious podium, he actually transfers the internal political conflict of his country to an external platform. Such a step does not strengthen the state, but shows the political weakness and mistrust of the government towards its own society. Another goal was also evident in Pashinyan's speech. He tried to present the political field of Armenia as a geopolitical confrontation, contrasting the government with the allegedly "pro-Russian war party". This narrative has long been used in the internal political struggle, but when it is heard from the European podium, it acquires a completely different meaning. It is more reminiscent of a report to Western sponsors than a speech by the head of a sovereign state. In fact, Pashinyan was trying to convince the European audience that there is a political opposition in Armenia that needs to be neutralized. In other words, the internal political struggle of Armenia is presented as a geopolitical struggle, where the opponents of the government are declared "supporters of war" or "agents of the influence of external forces". This is a dangerous and irresponsible policy that not only deepens public polarization, but also involves foreign forces in Armenia's internal political conflict. When the head of the country discredits his opponents and even one of the fundamental national institutions, the church, from the international podium, it is not a sign of a strong state, but a clear manifestation of the political crisis of the government. Such behavior shows that Pashinyan is trying to get legitimacy, "green light" from Western centers to carry out repressions inside Armenia.

11.03.2026