Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan erupted in anger during a campaign stop in Yerevan’s Arabkir district after a woman confronted him over his record in office and his handling of the 2020 war.
The citizen accused Pashinyan of betraying the country, saying he had eight years to bring positive change but instead presided over devastating losses. She blamed him for thousands of casualties during the war.
“I don’t want to talk to you. You are an enemy of the people. You’ve destroyed the country,” she added.
Pashinyan, visibly agitated, shouted back at the woman and turned his criticism toward former leaders Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan. “Rob, Serzh and others, who speak with a Karabakh accent and wear masks, are the ones who fled. I’ll put Rob in his place, I’ll put Serzh in his place,” he said.
Pashinyan called his opponents “cowards”, urging them to “take off their masks”.
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