My Turn
Pashinyan boasts about Armenia’s fake democracy at European Parliament
Regardless of whether I like Armenia’s Prime Minister or not, I want to be fair to him. I praise him when he does something right and criticize him when he does something wrong.
For example, I wrote an article in April 2019 praising PM Nikol Pashinyan for his speech at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg, France. I wrote: “Pashinyan gave an impressive speech to the representatives of 47 European countries. Even more impressive were the Prime Minister’s answers to their dozen questions. While his speech was prepared in advance, the questions were impromptu, and the answers had to be delivered on the spot.”
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The article’s claim that Pashinyan has turned Armenia into a police state is a serious accusation that lacks substantial evidence. It’s important to differentiate between legitimate law enforcement and authoritarianism. Every government must maintain law and order to ensure the safety of its citizens.
The article’s criticism of Pashinyan’s handling of refugees from Artsakh oversimplifies a complex situation. Settling 100,000 refugees in a short period is an immense challenge. It’s important to acknowledge that the Armenian government has faced significant difficulties in managing this crisis.
I suggest you read my article again, very carefully. First of all, I already reported on the basis on which I wrote that Pashinyan has turned Armenia into a police state. Anyone who follows the brutal behavior of the police in defense of the Pashinyan regime and violations of the rights of demonstrators will be convinced of that. I suggest you follow Armenian news more closely. Everything the police is doing now to disrupt the protests is exactly what Pashinyan did to come to power. When he violates the law, it is OK for you. But when the protesters march in the streets peacefully, that’s a violation of law and order. You must be kidding, Remember when Pashinyan in 2018 smashed the doors of the Armenian Public Radio building? What happened to law and order then?
Secondly, regarding the Artsakh refugees, again you did not read carefully what I wrote. I know it was in an immense job. What I criticized Pashinyan for was his complete lack of preparation for the settlement of the refugees when everyone knew that such a forced migration was inevitable after the defeat of 2020.
“Every government must maintain law and order to ensure the safety of its citizens.”
Sorry Davit the current useless incompetent loser PM has brought nothing but death, destruction and loss to ALL ARMENIAN CITIZENS since he was installed. He cant even protect Armenia’s borders let alone Artsakh as HE declared it as “part of Azerbaijan”. He sat and just watched as Karabakh was first starved and then bombarded having to abandon their homes and flee for their lives. He dismantled Armenia’s military structure as his first order weakening it. HE himself lost the war and is directly responsible for the deaths of thousands of lives. He is incompetent and vindictive. He claims to be “democratic” yet crushes any domestic criticism by claiming they are “outside agents” instead of truly Armenian citizens disgruntled for the massive losses he presided over.. He spies on domestic opposition using Israeli Pegasus spy software and bans diaspora critics from even entering Armenia. HE IS NOT KING. He is worse then that: a danger to All Armenians. Is this all OK by you?
Mr. Sassounosn,
I’d like to read your article about Aliyev boasting about Azerbaijan’s fake democracy. Ohhh, wait! You never wrote that and instead focused on setting up a circular firing squad. Bravo!
I can’t understand what you wrote. I suggest that you follow the developments in Armenia more closely to understand what I wrote.
So alief is at the helm longer than Stalin but Armenia’s democracy is fake now?
Yes, it’s fake. Has nothing to do with Aliev, not alief.
Western powers, including the United States, are in reality plutocratic (elitist) governments pretending to be democracies. What we know as democracy, essentially mob rule, is self-limiting and destructive. This is why Western powers prescribe it to other nations. Simply put, it’s meant to make nations vulnerable to manipulation and exploitation.
Nikol was brought to power in 2018 by Western and Turkish interests. And it has been Armenian-style political illiteracy and cognitive dissonance that has since kept him in power. It was Western style “democracy” that therefore got Armenia and Artsakh to where there are today. Next to fall victim to “democracy” will be Syunik. Armenians deserve everything that has happened to them since 2018.
If you love Armenia and want to see it survive, the ONLY thing to hope for now is for Russia to annex Armenia so we can be done with this 30-year old nightmare called “independence”.
Harout, name the people who were not allowed to enter Armenian but also please make a tiny research on why add are they not allowed. Do you think a person who attacks a PM’s car is not posing a threat to the country ? Don’t you think that attacking an elected official isn’t an attack on a state’s sovereignty?
Concerned Armenian or should I say Coward Armenian,
Here you go again with your Bolshevik Kremlin propanga “Russia to annex Armenia”, is that what you have been paid for and trained to say by people like Vladimir Solovyov or big mouth Margarita.
By the way, didn’t we already tried that for 100+ years and we end up loosing Western Armenia, Naghijevan, Artsakh and now they are under Occupation of Turks and Azeris because of your beloved Bolsheviks?
Mary M,
We lost Western Armenia 100 years ago and Artsakh currently precisely because of Armenians like you. I suggest you read some serious history books before you parrot silly fairytales made up by Western financed mercenaries.
Very well said Mary. We see the same broken record in each and every article whether relevant or not. May be Concerned Russian being paid in Roubles isn’t going too far. Or he is trying his newly acquired copy/ paste skill on every platform
@Mary M
1) Western Armenia was lost before Armenia joined the Soviet Union.
2) The Armenian people welcomed the Bolsheviks with open arms as they recognised that the Bolsheviks were the only force who could stop the Turks from seizing Eastern Armenia.
3) Artsakh was lost when Pashinyan declared that the Armenian Army would not fight for Artsakh. When Armenians refuse to die for Artsakh, why should any Russian?
4) 99.99% of Americans cannot find Armenia on a map. The idea that America will protect Armenia is just ludicrous.
5) The Turks are on Armenia’s western and eastern borders, without Russia,the Turks would march in and take Syunik.
6) The Armenians and only the Armenians are responsible for Armenia’s plight, they know perfectly well that Pashinyan, who looks and talks like a carpet salesman, is a traitor and yet they voted him into power and keep him in power.
When Armenians do not care about Armenia, why should anybody else?
7) You only have to look at a map to see why Armenia must alwYs remain close to Russia.
@Robert,
Could not have said it better myself. “Mary M” supports a group of criminals and mercenaries known as Azgayin Bever (formerly Sasna Tsrer) who are known to have ties to the Israeli Mossad, Washington DC and George Soros.
Judging from what I have been seeing here and in various other social media platforms recently, there is a serious effort being made by internet activists to convince us Armenians that Armenia needs to fully come out of Russia’s orbit, embrace Western powers and make friends with Turkey. This effort is designed to isolate Armenia further by deepening the rift between Moscow and Yerevan. Artsakh’s fall was not enough for them. Their main goal now is to have their way with Armenia when the country is totally alone. Therefore, don’t automatically assume that individuals that post politically motivated comments on these boards (usually along the lines of Russia bad, Westerns good, Turks are potential friends, Russians are covert enemies, etc.) are curious Turks or Westerners, or even “patriotic” Armenians who just happened to stumble across this website. I have no doubt that many of these individuals are paid cyber-activists trying to mold minds, ultimately because they know Armenian minds are easy to mold.