Pashinyan and partner use vulgar slanders to smear the Armenian Church

In recent months, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has exhibited frequent episodes of erratic behavior that raise serious questions about his mental stability. During parliamentary appearances, he screams at those who question him, wildly flailing his arms, and even threatens to jail his political opponents. Such conduct is both bizarre and wholly inappropriate for the head of Armenia’s government.

Whatever Pashinyan’s mental state was before the Artsakh war, it has clearly deteriorated since Armenia’s catastrophic defeat in 2020 under his leadership. Typically, political leaders responsible for disastrous outcomes—generals who suffer major battlefield losses and corporate heads whose mismanagement drives their companies into bankruptcy—swiftly resign or are replaced by a more competent person who can take over and do damage control. Regrettably, Pashinyan’s refusal to resign only deepens Armenia’s precarious situation.