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 Thursday, March 19 2026 16:34
Marianna Mkrtchyan

"Strong Armenia": Nikol Pashinyan is in panic

"Strong Armenia": Nikol Pashinyan is in panic

ArmInfo.Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is in panic, and he has reason to be, as he will lose his post following the parliamentary elections on June 7.  

Marianna Kagramanyan, press secretary for the "In Our Way" movement and the "Strong Armenia" party, posted  on her Facebook page, in response to the Armenian prime minister's recent attacks  against Samvel Karapetyan, businessman and leader of the "Strong Armenia" political party.

 "Regarding Nikol Pashinyan's desperate statements, we completely  understand him. Nikol Pashinyan is well aware of and understands what  is happening. The latest polls show that he will soon, literally in  two months, be out of his position. His reaction is completely  natural. Pashinyan is in panic, and he has every reason to be... If  he needs help, we are ready to help,"  Kagramanyan said.

It should be noted that during a briefing today, the Armenian Prime  Minister criticized  at his opponents, including Karapetyan, and  stated that these forces are advocating  for a revisionist world  order, which means an inevitable war in the very near future after  the elections, or at the latest in the fall. When asked who these  forces are and what their goal is, Pashinyan stated that the goal is  clear: to keep Armenia in the status of a province. Pashinyan assured  that all these forces are emissaries seeking to prevent Armenia from  becoming independent. He added that the day before he had seen some  photos - "strong world" (the security program of Samvel Karapetyan's  party  - ed.), which indicate an upcoming revision of the world. 

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