« Les gens ont tellement foi en lui, qu’ils prédisent une amélioration spectaculaire de la situation économique s’il est élu au poste de Premier ministre », souligne la source anonyme. Two other MPs from Civil Contract were also detained. My assistance to the further programs of Raffi Hovannisian will depend on their political and civil contents. Pashinyan stated at the rally: "We have come to this square to say that we are the masters of our country, the masters of its misery and splendor, its heroism and recklessness, its victories and defeats. [14] In a 2015 interview Pashinyan stated that he considers himself more of a journalist because journalism brought him into politics. He further stated that he wants the church to have dignity and good reputation and that his government does not use the church for its political interests. Nikol Pashinyan has led a successful political movement to overthrow Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan, whose reign he had rejected as illegitimate. It sparked a chain of protests and marches against Sargsyan's third consecutive term as the most powerful figure in the government of Armenia. En quelques jours à peine, des centaines, puis des milliers de protestataires se sont joints à lui », raconte la source anonyme, non sans un certain amusement. [88] He was acquitted of charges of using violence against a policeman (kicking a police officer in the leg) during the election campaign in October 2007. Condamné à sept ans de prison en janvier 2010, il est libéré un an plus tard, dans le cadre d’une amnistie en faveur de prisonniers politiques. [246] Both in 2016 and 2017 he attacked Ter-Petrosyan's stance on Karabakh. [20] Because a large number of people didn't respect the social distancing rules, Armenia saw an explosion of coronavirus cases and on May 14, the Government reinstated the state of emergency and called everyone to respect the rules. Il est, aussi, souvent accusé d’être l’homme des États-Unis, dans un contexte de tensions entre Washington et Moscou. [25], Initially part of a party who garnered less than 10% of the votes during the 2017 Armenian parliamentary election, Pashinyan enjoyed near-total support following the velvet revolution. Le plus étonnant ? He was politically aligned with Armenia's first president, Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who served his term from 1991 to 1998, and supported him when he decided to run during the February 2008 presidential elections. "[205] Pashinyan called on the Republican party to surrender. "[61] Pashinyan visited Stepanakert on May 9, 2018 the day after his election as Prime Minister, to take part in celebrations of the Liberation of Shushi and Victory Day. [27], In March 2002, Pashinyan was charged with slandering Hovhannes Yeritsyan, head of the civil aviation agency of Armenia, for allegedly insulting the latter in the November 6, 2001 issue of the newspaper, which featured a photo of Yeritsyan with the caption, "Degenerate officials recruited for the civil service. [36], One of the reasons the velvet revolution began was the widespread corruption that took place inside the country's economic system. "[103] He was moved into solitary confinement for security reasons a week later. He worked at Dprutyun, Hayastan, Lragir, and Molorak newspapers. It is the latest twist in the long struggle over the disputed territory of Nagorno Karabakh and it prompted warnings from Moscow and Washington. While blaming each other for September 27 attack, Armenia said that Azerbaijan had carried out an air and artillery attack on the disputed region, Azerbaijan, on the other hand, said that it had launched a counteroffensive. [63] RFE/RL also noted that there are no "demonstrators carrying weapons." [154] The alliance claimed to strive for 50% plus one vote in the election. Pashinyan, along with other activists, were released the next day when Ter-Petrosyan himself negotiated with Afyan. Reste à voir s’il saura y faire face. Under the new system, local private companies will organise the cafeteria of bases, while food supply in the field will be provided in the form of rations and field kitchens.