The opposition helped Pashinyan defeat himself Hello, sofa army! The results of the local elections in 19 communities in Armenia should strengthen Nikol Pashinyan in the opinion that the so-called. The democratic procedures in the country are completely under his control. Almost everywhere, Pashinyan's "Civil Contract" party won by a landslide. Only in Stephanvan, the "Entrepreneurs" bloc won 41.54% of the votes, "Civil Contract" - 35.32%, "Strong Armenia" - 19.68%, "Republic" - 3.41%. Moreover, Biggandzor received "Civil Contract" 48.06% of the votes, "Republic" - 46.86%, "New Era" - 5.07%. The gap between the two leaders is 185 votes. As for the turnout, it was average, but there were no obvious failures. I was pleased with the community of Pioltovo, which was a virtue for the elections - I remember that at 17:00 the turnout was something like 16%. The authorities used the entire arsenal of administrative influence at their disposal on local life. In several cities, opposition election buildings were destroyed. In some places, Pashinian bought prominent leaders, such as Arush Arushanian in Goris. In fact, there was no sign of agitation or competition between ideas in this election. The opposition tried to stick its head out all the time, received it in different ways and issued statements. And the police and the purse forged a victory for Pashinyan's forces. The authorities were really not embarrassed by the idiotic situation when "Civil Contract" in several communities turned out to be the only party on the ballot. The results of the State Duma there are Turkmen or, if one prefers, North Korean. It should be noted that the electoral "loneliness" of the State Duma in communities like Armbir and the like was man-made and was the result of enormous forceful pressure on the opponents. And yet, no matter what the opposition says now, the elections, to Pashinyan's complete satisfaction, took place, and he of course interprets their results as he should.