Armenia's election was a clear mandate for sovereignty and democracy over Russian coercion. Moscow banned Armenian exports, made veiled economic threats and pushed disinformation — and voters still handed Pashinyan nearly 50% of the vote. The EU and the US backed the winning side, and that result speaks for itself.
Pashinyan's win came with serious democratic red flags — six opposition candidates from Strong Armenia were arrested the day before the vote, and Russia's foreign ministry flagged the moves as an attempt to rig the process. Arresting your rivals right before an election and calling it a landslide victory isn't democracy; it's a manufactured result dressed up as one.
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