{"id":6506,"date":"2026-06-01T14:04:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=6506"},"modified":"2026-06-05T13:50:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:50:21","slug":"armenia-risks-ruin-if-it-follows-ukraines-path-ex-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/armenia-risks-ruin-if-it-follows-ukraines-path-ex-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Armenia risks ruin if it follows Ukraine\u2019s path \u2013 ex-president"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a pivotal vote looming, most voters say they have yet to decide who to support<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Armenian government is forcing the country onto the same anti-Russian path taken by Ukraine, former President Robert Kocharyan has warned ahead of upcoming elections.<\/p>\n

In Sunday\u2019s vote, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan\u2019s Civil Contract party will seek a mandate to pursue closer integration with the European Union \u2013 a course that could ultimately lead to a break<\/a> with Russia.<\/p>\n

Pashinyan\u2019s party is facing a divided opposition field that includes three major players: Strong Armenia, launched earlier this year by businessman Samvel Karapetyan; the Armenia Alliance, led by former President Kocharyan; and Prosperous Armenia, headed by businessman Gagik Tsarukyan.<\/p>\n

While the opposition groups differ over how the landlocked post-Soviet nation\u2019s problems should be addressed, they all blame the current leadership for causing them.<\/p>\n

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Trump endorses Armenian leader for reelection<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cWe are being artificially turned into an enemy of Russia, led down Ukraine\u2019s path that will only result in destruction,\u201d<\/em> Kocharyan, a veteran politician whom Pashinyan wants imprisoned, said at a campaign rally.<\/p>\n

Armenia, he argued, \u201cshould stop playing on the differences of great powers and provoking them, putting its own people in harm\u2019s way.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Yerevan facing either-or choice<\/h2>\n

Pashinyan, who came to power following street protests in 2018, has presided over a string of crises, including border clashes and a proxy war with neighboring Azerbaijan, an influx of refugees from the now-defunct self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, major protests that he suppressed by accusing critics from the Armenian Apostolic Church of plotting a coup, and a broader economic slowdown.<\/p>\n

The prime minister has also accused Russia of failing Armenia in its confrontation with Azerbaijan and has claimed that deeper integration with the EU, along with transit revenues, would deliver a significant economic boost.<\/p>\n

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The West\u2019s Caucasus circus: How has the Yerevan Summit looked from Moscow?<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Moscow has denied responsibility for the consequences of Pashinyan\u2019s policies and has warned that the proposed EU course is incompatible with Armenia\u2019s membership in the Eurasian Economic Space (EES) free trade bloc. Ukraine\u2019s 2014 Maidan coup was triggered by the government\u2019s decision to delay an EU association agreement after Moscow warned<\/a> that the deal would lead to tariffs on bilateral trade.<\/p>\n

Asked about calls to put Armenia\u2019s geopolitical course to a referendum, a proposal voiced by the EES last week, Pashinyan said holding a vote before the choice becomes unavoidable would be \u201cillogical.\u201d<\/em> Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev compared the approach to the Bolshevik government\u2019s attempt to unilaterally withdraw from World War I without signing a formal peace treaty with Germany.<\/p>\n

Leo Trotsky\u2019s formula, often summarized as \u201cno peace, no war, and disband the army,\u201d<\/em> backfired badly, forcing Soviet Russia to accept the highly unfavorable Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with a country that was later defeated by the Entente powers.<\/p>\n

Misleading polls<\/h2>\n

Without a single consolidated opposition force, Pashinyan appears positioned for a landslide victory, Euronews claimed on Sunday, citing opinion polls. The outlet pointed to a survey by the pollster Breavis, in which 65% of respondents said they planned to vote for the ruling party.<\/p>\n

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Armenia, Breavis poll:<\/p>\n

KP~EPP|~S&D: 65% (+41)
Mer dzevov-*: 12% (+3)
HD\/ARF-S&D: 6% (+3)
MPA-*: 4% (+3)
BHK-*: 2% (-1)
DOK-*: 2% (n.a.)
MT-*: 2% (+1)
BDE-*: 2% (n.a.)<\/p>\n

+\/- vs. 03-13 February 2026<\/p>\n

Fieldwork: 05-11 May 2026
Sample size: 1,551<\/p>\n

\u27a4 https:\/\/t.co\/ImUIujL15i<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/SzL4v5va8M<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) May 30, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

However, responses from 51% of those surveyed were excluded because they refused to answer, said they had not yet decided, intended to spoil their ballot, or planned to skip the election altogether.<\/p>\n

Pashinyan has taken leave from his duties as prime minister to campaign, and some of his appearances have cast him in an unfavorable light, showing him as short-tempered and thin-skinned. \u201cBe glad your head is not smashed in at the closest toilet,\u201d<\/em> he told a woman who accused him of betraying national interests.<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf2 Pashinyan shouts down woman who accused him of destroying Armenian statehood at campaign rally<\/p>\n

During yet another pre-election event, the Armenian PM lost his composure at a woman in the crowd who accused him of dismantling Armenian statehood.<\/p>\n

She stated that the Armenian\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/aBKEeBOQpR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) May 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When a head of government makes such threats, opinion polls are likely to produce distorted results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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