“We have a rotten political system. The government is the most rotten, but overall, we have a dysfunctional political system. There is no elite. Those who think they can escape the plague by barricading themselves in the NA building during a pandemic are mistaken. The walls of the NA will not save them,” said Armen Ashotyan, Deputy Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia, on the program “Any Questions?”
According to the RPA Deputy Chairman, the government has already begun rigging the elections. This rigging includes the use of “smart” technologies, such as changing the electoral code months in advance, limiting the work of the observation mission, bringing foreigners to Armenia, and extorting a declaration in exchange for a debt that Nikol is our son.
Armen Ashotyan emphasizes that the opposition must understand that it is impossible to win elections without the streets. Why don’t we start creating momentum for this now?
The RPA Deputy Chairman suggests the opposition prepare for a major event expected in Yerevan in May – the European Political Community summit, which, according to Ashotyan, is being held in support of Nikol Pashinyan.
“I propose the opposition boycott Pashinyan’s European wedding. Create a headquarters, divide the workload of the delegations, organize mass pickets, hold a joint rally, interfere with the delegations’ work schedules within the bounds of constitutional law, and show that you’ve come to interfere in our affairs, but we’re not dead.”