Who Will Compete in Armenia's Upcoming Parliamentary Elections? 'Fact'

Yesterday it became known that the party of Moldova's President Maia Sandu has effectively secured a majority in the parliamentary elections held on Sunday. As expected, there were enthusiastic statements from the Eurocrats. This is reported by the newspaper 'Fact'.

Armenian 'Western-oriented' responses were no less pathetic and enthusiastic, with comments highlighting that Armenia should follow the same path next year. Various officials from the ruling party also supported this view on social media.

According to experts, this may indicate that the current authorities in Armenia could employ the same Moldovan scenario in the upcoming parliamentary elections, basing their entire election campaign on dividing the political landscape between 'Western-oriented' and 'pro-Russian' factions. However, this will be challenging to implement in Armenia. While the ruling party and several of its satellite parties will attempt to label the opposition as 'pro-Russia' or part of the 'fifth column,' there are signs of this occurring. Nonetheless, it must be acknowledged that there are distinct, even extreme 'Western-oriented' factions in our country, while clearly 'pro-Russian' forces are few (if they exist at all).

The overwhelming majority of the opposition is neither Western-oriented nor pro-Russian; rather, they predominantly support national values and advocate for statehood and a balanced, sensible stance in foreign relations. In other words, the struggle will not be between Westerners and pro-Russians, but between the government (including its satellite parties) and pro-Armenian, pro-Armenian forces.

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