As the elections approach, their geopolitical nature becomes more obvious. Political scientist Stepan Danielyan announced this.

According to him, under current conditions, the change of power in almost any country, even a small one, inevitably leads to geopolitical changes, because at the current stage the international system is in constant dynamics. He noted that in this context, the principle of “all against all” works, and external centers of influence are more actively involved in the internal political processes of countries, and Armenia is not an exception in this matter.

Danielyan emphasized that many political announcements are being made around the country on the eve of the elections. In particular, he drew attention to the visit of representatives of dozens of European countries to Armenia, which, in his estimation, was accompanied by the signing of declarations and had a rather symbolic nature. He believes that such steps were aimed at the political support of the current prime minister and the demonstration of the EU’s influence on Russia in the region.

According to him, in the background of all this, quite harsh statements are also being made by Russia. He noted that the Russian leadership actually drew parallels between the situation in Armenia and the processes preceding the 2022 Ukrainian crisis, pointing out the similarity of the starting conditions.

In addition, Danielyan drew attention to warnings about possible economic consequences for Armenia. According to him, we are talking about scenarios in which economic risks can lead to a serious weakening of the country, up to the depopulation of villages and a deep economic crisis.

He stressed that in such a case, the consequences can be extremely severe, they will be comparable, and possibly even more serious, than a military conflict.

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