Karapetyan was already under house arrest under politically motivated accusations
(Strong Armenia was not a marginal force but the main challenger, and Armenia reproduced what most “democratic” eastern european countries did post-1991 and post-2022)
(https://www.reuters.com/world/armenia-arrests-six-candidates-pro-russian-opposition-day-before-vote-2026-06-06)
(https://files.catbox.moe/rf61vh.mp4)With 49,8 % of the votes. The pro Russian opposition got 23,3 % of the votes.
What was the other 1/4 for neutrality?
I think they arrested 700 from that opposition and it’s leader is under house arrest, for threatening a coup or something, which the pro russian group denies.
If Russia wanted to keep Armenia in it’s orbit, they should’ve backed them up against Azerbaijan.
‘…A spate of arrests before the election targeted the opposition, including parliamentary candidates for Strong Armenia. Party founder Samvel Karapetyan, Pashinyan’s main rival, said over 700 people associated with the group had been arrested. “Rest assured the elections are not over yet and there are no results. They (the authorities) will not get the victory they desire,” Russia’s Interfax news agency quoted him as saying. Karapetyan campaigned on a pro-business platform and close ties with Moscow. He is under house arrest on charges of calling for the overthrow of the government, which he rejects as politically motivated.’
23%+9.9%+3.99%. There is a lot of pro-russian opposition in Armenia.
Not much different than the 33% supporters of maga who are Russia lovers in the US.
Turns out ppl don’t wanna have shitty friends I guess
