May 8, 2026
The authorities want to turn the parliamentary elections into a choice between foreign powers. At the start of the pre-election campaign in Goshavank, Arman Tatoyan, the prime ministerial candidate of the Wings of Unity party, former RA human rights defender, announced this.
According to him, no matter how much they try to convince the people that a choice should be made between the West and Russia, it is still the case that Armenia’s interests should be chosen.
“All their theses are that Armenia has no other choice. the people should look at which foreign power supports which party, and we say that the important thing is not what others want, but what we want,” he said.
Tatoyan emphasized that Nikol Pashinyan, who promotes the thesis of a choice between the West and Russia, actually enjoys the support of Azerbaijan. He added that Pashinyan did his best to turn the summit of the European Political Community into a tool of his propaganda.
“However, Armenia did not get anything from that summit, neither in visa liberalization, nor in the security system, nor in matters of investment and trade. The problem is that the Armenian authorities simply do not promote national interests,” Tatoyan said.
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