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“Zhoghovurd” daily writes:

According to the exclusive information of “Zhoghovurd” daily: Mayor of Yerevan Tigran Avinyan after the appearance of possible competitors in the government circles, he activated the discussions of ambitious plans for the development of the capital. According to our official sources, the goal is also to gain the trust of the people of Yerevan and strengthen their own position.

The newspaper wrote that he aims to become the mayor of Yerevan Alen Simonyan. Former assistant to the prime minister, Hayk Sargsyan’s brother, is also rumored to be running for the same position Nairi Sargsyan in relation to Thus, the possible competition for Avinyan’s seat is ripening within the government itself.

According to “Zhoghovurd” sources, Avinyan is going to announce the start of the construction of Ajapnyak metro station in early 2028. Until then, it is planned to carry out the design works again. Let’s note that the KP has been talking about the Ajapnyak metro for about 8 years, but the issue does not move forward beyond the design. The mayor’s team is also discussing major projects to build flyovers, repair roads and reduce congestion. But there are still no serious steps forward.

In this way, the problems of Yerevan residents, which have not been solved for years, also appear on the agenda of the internal competition of the government. The elections are still two years away, but Avinyan has already started strengthening his own positions.

The question is: will the people of Yerevan see the results of these programs before the elections, or will repeated promises serve to keep the mayor’s seat?

Let’s not forget Avinyan’s role in the failure of the biggest post-revolutionary project. ANIF fund squandered about 70 million dollars, was liquidated, the head of which was the same Avinyan.

In Armenia, in January-September 2026, compared to January-September 2025, the birth rate was reduced by 3.8%, and the death rate by 4.8%.

This is evidenced by the data published by the Statistical Committee of Armenia.

Birth

In 9 months of 2026, 22,759 children were born in the country, while in the same period of 2025, 23,653 newborns were registered. Moreover, 253 cases of stillbirths were registered during the reporting period, which is 13.1% lower than in the same period of 2025. The population vitality ratio, the ratio of births to deaths, was 124.9% in January-September 2026, compared to 123.6% in the same period last year, and the gender ratio of newborns was 111 boys per 100 girls (calculated per 1,000 live births and stillbirths).

Mortality

In 9 months of the current year, 18,223 people died in Armenia, compared to 19,142 in the same period last year. Almost half of the people (49.9% or 9,086 people) died from diseases of the circulatory system. this indicator is 7.7% less than in January-September 2025.

Among the causes of death, neoplasms are in the second place (22.6% or 4 123 people, an increase of 8.4%). Other causes of death include respiratory diseases (9.8% or 1,779 people, a decrease of 9.6%), digestive diseases (5.4% or 987 people, an increase of 9.5%), accidents, poisoning and injuries (3.8% or 697 people, a decrease of 0.6%), diseases of the endocrine system (2.1% or 389 people, an increase of 9.5%). decrease: 3.5%), infectious and parasitic diseases (0.6% or 102 people, decrease: 60.3%). 25 of the deaths due to accidents, poisonings and injuries (0.1% of the total number of deaths) are due to military operations.

The statistical committee noted that it is about the cases that happened outside the borders of Armenia, the dead were citizens of Armenia, the facts of their death were registered in the Civil Registry.

Only 2 days have passed since the mid-term elections in the United States, in which the Democrats won a convincing victory, taking the majority in both the Congress and the Senate. In some constituencies, the counting of votes is still going on, but if you think that the Democrats “weakened their backs” and are enjoying themselves, you are wrong.

First, Democrats have already begun fundraising and campaigning for the 2028 election.
Second, they say. “Today’s defeat of the Republicans does not mean that we will win in 2028. Winning in 2028 depends on the steps we will take in 2027.”

Before we talk about the next steps of the Democrats, a little background. they understand very well that in recent decades they have taken out a terrible taste as an elite. They clearly realize that most Americans are equally disgusted with themselves, Republicans, and the elites in general. (Populist Trump’s victory was also a direct expression of those “we hate everyone” sentiments).

What is the answer of the Democrats?

Ram Emanuel, one of the main strategists of the Democrats, claims that the first and main 3 tasks of the Democrats in the new Congress and the Senate should be:

a) the adoption of a new code of ethics, which will sharply limit the corruption opportunities of politicians and public officials (for example, buying and selling of shares), which in turn will help to some extent restore trust in political elites and, in particular, in Demkus;

b) raising the minimum wage;

c) to restore the stable policy of import duties (now Trump sleeps and wakes up, decides to change the tariff, as a result of which there is terrible inflation in the USA).

The logic of his proposal is as follows. taking into account the public sentiments, firstly, many Republicans will simply have to join these proposals in order not to lose the support of their voters. Whoever did not join will be perceived as “Talanchi”.

If Trump refuses to sign the laws passed by the Congress and the Senate, it will create a big problem for the Republicans in the next presidential elections (“Talanchi” theme will work again). And if he signs it, it will be a crushing victory for the Democrats.

In addition, the Democrats give a clear message to the Republican senators and congressmen. “We warned you that by supporting Trump, you are risking your own political future. Did you see that we were right?’ And among influential Republicans there is really serious dissatisfaction with Trump.

Why am I telling you all this… Just 1.5-2 years ago, the US Democrats were in a miserable and deplorable state. It seemed like it would take years for them to come to their senses, if at all.

But no, let’s get down to business… They worked both on the ground and in the media, political, legal fields and in general in all possible places.

I’ve been watching closely what and how Democrats are talking, from politicians to bloggers. no one said. “What kind of bad people have fallen to us” or “it’s getting to you, is it good that you chose Nikoli”…

In their speeches and interviews, people addressed everyone, talked about everyone’s problems, regardless of their political beliefs. There were Democratic figures who, in a 5-minute speech, were able to convincingly touch the tender heartstrings of both liberals and conservatives, turning any move by Trump’s supporters against him.

Naturally, it was not just words… Along with the words, there was a well-organized mass resistance on the ground. Yes, many activists were arrested in these 1.5 years, tens of thousands of cases were filed, but the resistance continued.

In short, we have a lot to learn. It’s a pity we don’t have a student.

Military expert Karen Vrtanesyan

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