Hakob Badalyan writes: “So, the Prime Minister of Armenia actually “distributes” driver’s license according to the logic of de facto election bribery. In order to get the votes of those who have been deprived of driving license, Nikol Pashinyan initiates some option where a person can restore the right without an examination. The law in Armenia requires examination, but for Nikol Pashinyan, what is the law, or what is changing the law?

Let me repeat, we live in a hybrid authoritarianism regime, which in the event of Pashinyan’s victory in the parliamentary elections, will quickly turn into classical authoritarianism.

Moreover, it is not just a question of inclinations. It is only under these conditions that Nikol Pashinyan can smoothly realize everything that constitutes the framework of Azerbaijan’s demands towards Armenia and Nikol Pashinyan’s political commitment to its implementation. Nikol Pashinyan should replace everything with his words in order to be able to fulfill that commitment.”

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