“Blackmail with war is Pashinyan’s campaign tactic”: Vigen Akopyan

Will Nikol Pashinyan base his election campaign on the theme of peace or war? The question was discussed live on Alpha News by political strategist Vigen Akopyan.

“Of course, there will also be traditional topics such as the former and current authorities, as well as the foreign policy context: the choice between the West and the East. But one of the main messages will naturally be that I bring peace, while the others bring war. We’ve known about this approach for the past 1–2 years; now Pashinyan is simply implementing this narrative,” the strategist noted.

According to Akopyan, this messaging will intensify after the official start of the election campaign.

“Various programs and campaign videos will be circulated, and Nikol Pashinyan will even try to scare people. There is nothing new here. It should not be seen as something unexpected. It’s simply a blackmail with war: if not me, then the ‘parties of war’ will come,” he emphasized.