Armenian premier`s Fourth Republic a fake - Levon Zurabyan 

ArmInfo. Deputy Chairman of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) Levon Zurabyan believes that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's proclamation of the "Fourth Republic" is merely an attempt to erase from the public consciousness the responsibility and guilt he and the party he leads bear for the disasters inflicted on the Armenian people.

As a reminder, earlier today, at the 7th Congress of the ruling Civil  Contract Party, Prime Minister Pashinyan declared the creation of the  Fourth Republic of Armenia the State Duma's immediate strategic goal.  According to him, after receiving the people's votes in the 2026  elections, the ruling party will initiate the process of adopting a  new Constitution of Armenia through a national referendum.

"THE FOURTH REPUBLIC IS A FAKE." By proclaiming the "Fourth  Republic," Nikol Pashinyan is once again committing an absurd act of  ignorance and empty talk.

In general, the tradition of listing historical republics was  established by the French, who distinguished the following periods of  republican (non-monarchical) rule in French history:

1. The First Republic (1792-1804), which arose as a result of the  French Revolution and ended when Napoleon proclaimed the First  Empire.

2. The Second Republic (1848-1852), which arose after the revolution  against the monarchy and ended when Napoleon's nephew Louis  proclaimed the Second Empire.

3. The Third Republic (1870-1940), which was created when Louis  Napoleon's empire fell under the attacks of Prussia and ended as a  result of defeat by Nazi Germany.

4. The Fourth Republic (1946-1959), which was created after France's  liberation from German occupation. 

5. The Fifth Republic (1958 - present) was established when France  changed its form of government from parliamentary to  semi-presidential.

Thus, according to the presented tradition, the numbering of  republics changes if the creation of a new republic was preceded by  a) a period of non-republican rule (Republics 1, 2, 3), b) a period  of occupation (Republic 4), or c) a different model of constitutional  government.

According to these same criteria, the Fourth Republic in Armenia was  established in 2018, when the transition from a semi-presidential to  a parliamentary system of government took place.

This transition was carried out by Serzh Sargsyan, but he failed to  continue his rule under the new system.  The Fourth Republic had only  one ruler - Nilol Pashinyan, who has ruled under this new model of  government for eight years now.

Thus, the Fourth Republic has existed for seven years now and has  brought us only defeat, the destruction of Artsakh, human and  territorial losses, and humiliation.

Nikol Pashinyan's proclamation of the Fourth Republic is merely an  attempt to erase from the public consciousness the responsibility and  guilt that he and the Civil Contract party he leads bear for the  disasters inflicted on our people.

It is also a ceremonial smokescreen, under which he wants to comply  with Azerbaijan's demands for amendments to our Constitution. "Our  goal is to remove Pashinyan and implement constitutional reform that  will restore and revive Armenian statehood," Zurabyan wrote.