“Hraparak” newspaper writes:
Nikol PashinyanAccording to our CP sources, the reason for the unbalanced behavior of the last few days is the increase in positive public attitude towards the opposition, especially the increase in the “Strong Armenia” rating of businessman Samvel Karapetyan.
This is the reason for the blackmail that is being carried out against Samvel and Narek Karapetyans, including in the form of materials published on the Russian-language website, which were denied by Karapetyans. It is about that Narek Karapetyan Was he a citizen of the Russian Federation? Samvel Karapetyan– an employee of the Russian special services.
Nikol Pashinyan during the two weeks of the campaign, they say that he feels that the ground is slipping away from under his feet, the thought of leaving his rivals out of the election campaign does not give him peace, and with such publications and fabricated accusations of election bribery, they are trying to form grounds for suspending the registration of “Strong Armenia”.
However, not everyone in the ruling team has lost their sober thinking and they think so Samvel Karapetyan leaving them out of the game will not be forgiven, and in that case the people will really take to the streets, and there will be unwanted developments, and the West will turn its back on them.
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