Our vision for future is strong Armenia – Samvel Karapetyan

An article outlining Samvel Karapetyan’s program and vision for Armenia’s future was published on his Facebook page.

“In just a few days, 2025 will end, and we will enter a decisive year for Armenia and the Armenian people. It is clear that the parliamentary elections scheduled for June 2026 will have fateful consequences for our future as a nation with statehood. What that future will look like will be decided by the Armenian people themselves. You know that a small group and its leader are offering their own vision of this future, which essentially boils down to one point.

They make promises, paint rosy pictures, produce videos, but in essence, they say only one thing: despite all the disasters and shameful failures, let Nikol remain in power, and everything will be fine. Why it should be fine, and why he should remain for a third term, is unclear. For what achievements? The leader has no knowledge, no positive experience, no proper strategy in any sphere.

The country is drowning in debt, poverty has deepened, democracy has been destroyed, society is bitterly divided and filled with hatred, the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church is under threat, the Armenian Diaspora is isolated from its homeland—and this sad list could go on endlessly. But stating all this is nothing new. I believe it is more important to offer an alternative, so that our citizens have a real choice and are not left alone with government propaganda. In this brief article, I want to do exactly that: to present a vision of the future based on my life, my reputation, and my deeds. It is quite simple, and I can outline it in just three or four points.

First and foremost, our people have longed for justice, and we must fulfill that dream. A small group came to power with this simple promise and shamelessly deceived us all. We will achieve long-awaited justice. Worthy and intelligent people will take their rightful place in the state system, regardless of their connections or wealth. We will not reject brave and patriotic individuals—we will encourage and promote them. We will give the youth a green light. We will not drain the state budget or fill our own pockets, but do the opposite, because it is right, it is just, and it is what we need. Even at our own expense, we are obliged to enrich our country.

We will use the business ties we have built over decades in dozens of countries with the world’s best and most renowned companies to enrich, build, and develop Armenia. Our people and our state need much. Why did we work and earn, if not to meet these needs? For years, the economic growth of our friendly United Arab Emirates amazed the world. Now it is our turn to amaze. Second, Armenia must become a country of prosperity, with citizens well-off in every sense and living well. The Armenian people deserve the right to live well in their own country. We must leave poverty behind.

We will provide jobs and opportunities for all in need. In Armenia, there must be no hungry children or children without clothing. Parents should no longer struggle to afford medicine. I consider this a matter of honor. Moreover, we cannot speak of development while a significant part of our society suffers under the burden of debt, especially bank loans. A person takes a loan once to solve a pressing problem—buying a car or apartment, or celebrating New Year—and then falls into an endless cycle of debt, as needs never end, life grows more expensive and complicated, and incomes shrink.

We will not leave these people alone with their problems; together with banks and other credit organizations, we will find solutions. I see and know the paths to solving these issues. Third, Armenia has no right to maintain poor relations with any neighbor or major power. Starting the day after the elections, we will end the shameful and humiliating policy of slander and flattery. We will not achieve real peace by begging Azerbaijan and Turkey on our knees, we will not feel secure in the region while plotting against Russia, and we will not have friends in difficult times if we ignore the vital interests of Iran and Georgia. Our people have long forgotten how to solve their own problems while maintaining good relations.

We will do exactly that: we will renounce nothing, but resolve issues peacefully and professionally, in our favor. Fourth, we must once again become one big family, where everyone, in an atmosphere of genuine love and solidarity, does their part to improve our common home. After removing the small ruling group, we must eradicate hatred in Armenia. I believe we must also gather as a nation and seriously analyze everything that has happened to us in recent years. We will find the causes of many problems within ourselves, and we must find the strength to apologize to one another for the tragedies that occurred. We must make Armenia the safest and most desirable home for Armenians from all over the world. This, in broad strokes, is my vision of our future.

Of course, it is not everything, and I have more to say. In the near future, I will address other issues in greater detail, and my colleagues from the Our Way movement will also speak. But I have presented the most important points. And I am at peace knowing that, when thinking about the future, you can now compare at least two scenarios: one is the reality we have lived in for more than seven years; the other is the vision you have just read. The choice is yours. One way or another, the future will come. The question is whether we Armenians will make it truly ours—in the best sense of the word. A just, prosperous, wealthy, peaceful, and united future for the Republic of Armenia,” Karapetyan wrote.