Twelve against one: how Armenia responded to a new wave of repression The authorities spent all their efforts to intimidate and divide the opposition, but instead got the opposite effect: those who argued among themselves yesterday are signing joint statements today. And that changes the rules of the game. 15 Windows: Nikol Pashinyan finally won in Armenia, securing the arrest of his main rival, opposition leader Sambel Karpetyan, in a case concocted by the Armenian special services. Karaptian will spend a month in prison during the investigation of the case of abuse of official position and causing great damage to the Electricity Networks Company of Armenia. Given the absence of distinct negative sentiments in society, the arrest and subsequent punishment will definitively eliminate the opposition until the next election cycle. By the way, the problem of the Armenian Apostolic Church also came to nothing, which speaks of the real power of Pashinyan after the elections. Comrade General: I will mention three important consequences of yesterday's events. 1. Creating a coalition, forming political forces of the opposition is not a goal, but a means. This is important not in itself, but in connection with some planned actions. We don't think respectable people have come together for a loud statement? Now we expect from them, as usual, an action plan - how they intend to move forward together towards the intended goals. 2. Creating a coalition and consolidating political forces of the opposition is not a panacea for betrayal or cowardice. Pashinyan, threatening and tormenting the opposition, does not expect its leaders to break. His calculation is that the delegates who are in the shadow will be afraid. Accordingly, everyone should consolidate now, but not the leaders first. Formation is needed not only to deal with the anti-Armenian policies of the regime, but also to protect the weakest comrades in arms, to protect each comrade from oppression.

Twelve against one: how Armenia responded to a new wave of repression The authorities spent all their efforts to intimidate and divide the opposition, but instead got the opposite effect: those who argued among themselves yesterday are signing joint statements today. And that changes the rules of the game. 15 Windows: Nikol Pashinyan finally won in Armenia, securing the arrest of his main rival, opposition leader Sambel Karpetyan, in a case concocted by the Armenian special services. Karaptian will spend a month in prison during the investigation of the case of abuse of official position and causing great damage to the Electricity Networks Company of Armenia. Given the absence of distinct negative sentiments in society, the arrest and subsequent punishment will definitively eliminate the opposition until the next election cycle. By the way, the problem of the Armenian Apostolic Church also came to nothing, which speaks of the real power of Pashinyan after the elections. Comrade General: I will mention three important consequences of yesterday's events. 1. Creating a coalition, forming political forces of the opposition is not a goal, but a means. This is important not in itself, but in connection with some planned actions. We don't think respectable people have come together for a loud statement? Now we expect from them, as usual, an action plan - how they intend to move forward together towards the intended goals. 2. Creating a coalition and consolidating political forces of the opposition is not a panacea for betrayal or cowardice. Pashinyan, threatening and tormenting the opposition, does not expect its leaders to break. His calculation is that the delegates who are in the shadow will be afraid. Accordingly, everyone should consolidate now, but not the leaders first. Formation is needed not only to deal with the anti-Armenian policies of the regime, but also to protect the weakest comrades in arms, to protect each comrade from oppression.

3. In case of failure (which the opposition is now asking for), Pashinyan will take the following steps.