Pashinyan warned of the threat of war with Azerbaijan if the opposition wins the elections

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that if his Civil Contract party fails to secure a majority of seats in the parliamentary elections, the country could face war.

"I am now bluntly warning that if the Civil Contract party fails to secure a constitutional majority in the elections, there will be a devastating war in September," he said.

Earlier, Pashinyan sharply criticized opposition presidential candidates Robert Kocharyan, Samvel Karapetyan, and Gagik Tsarukyan. He accused them of seeking to revise the established peace with Azerbaijan and, as he put it, "open the door to war."

Furthermore, the head of government voiced accusations against his predecessors—former presidents Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Serzh Sargsyan, and Robert Kocharyan. He noted that these opposition, “pro-Kremlin” politicians recognized Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan, but did not disclose this information to the public.

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