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Nikol Vovayi Pashinyan is an Armenian politician who is serving as the 16th and current prime minister of Armenia since 2018. A journalist by profession, Pashinyan founded his own newspaper in 1998, which was shut down a year later for libel. He was sentenced for one year for defamation against then Minister of National Security Serzh Sargsyan. He edited the newspaper Haykakan Zhamanak from 1999 t…
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Born 1 June 1975 · Q7035479
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s vote in parliament. It said it would not put forward its own candidate, leaving Mr Pashinyan as the only nominee. Observers say the Republicans are likely to have changed their position in an attempt to retain control of parliament. If the second vote fails to elect a prime minister, parliament will be dissolved and elections called. Six things you may not know about Armenia Why Armenia
All factions said they would support my candidacy... We are suspending protests and going to have a rest.
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“s vote in parliament. It said it would not put forward its own candidate, leaving Mr Pashinyan as the only nominee. Observers say the Republicans are likely to have changed their position in an attempt to retain control of parliament. If the second vote fails to elect a prime minister, parliament will be dissolved and elections called. Six things you may not know about Armenia Why Armenia”
“All factions said they would support my candidacy... We are suspending protests and going to have a rest.”
“s position needed clarifying but protests would be suspended for a day. Republicans blocked Mr Pashinyan”
“s relations with Iran will not only be maintained, but improved, despite the sanctions against Iran. He said that the U.S.”
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“We must do everything to prevent further bloodshed because the situation is in deadlock and can get out of hand at any moment.”
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“Moscow has been unable to deliver and is in the process of winding down its role in the wider South Caucasus region”
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“discussions are underway in the country regarding the possibility of Armenia becoming a member of the European Union,”
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“s membership to the union could hurt Armenia”
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“terms of your resignation and peaceful transfer of power.”
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“did not find a compromise with March 1 criminals possible”
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“send women and hide behind their backs.”
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“We expect our legitimate demands to be met. Our actions will be peaceful as long as all we have not exhausted all legal methods of struggle. We are prepared for any scenario.”
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“behaved like a street criminal.”
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“Victory is not achieved at once. Victory is achieved step by step. Today we took a very important step towards our victory. Well done.”
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Published video “🫶 Բարի լույս, լավ օր եւ սիրում եմ բոլորիդ❤️🇦🇲🫶”.
Published video “Ոչ մի տեղ չենք մոռանում հդմ կտրոնների մասին🫶❤️🇦🇲🫶”.
Published video “Ծաղկաձորում դարթսի առաջնություն է🫶❤️🇦🇲🫶”.
Published video “Կեչառիսի վանական համալիրում մասնակցեցի սուրբ եւ անմահ պատարագի🫶❤️🇦🇲🫶”.
Published video “Այսօր հյուր էի գնացել «Զավզակներին»🫶❤️🇦🇲🫶”.
Published video “Միջուկային բժշկության ազգային կենտրոնը վերանորոգվել և հագեցվել է նոր սարքավորումներով”.
Published video “Կիևյան կամրջի երթևեկելի հատվածի հիմնանորոգման աշխատանքներն ավարտվել են”.
Published video “14 August Reiwa 8”.
Published video “Ա. Սիմոնյանին ներկայացրի որպես ԱԽ քարտուղար Ա. Գրիգորյանին շնորհակալություն հայտնեցի աշխատանքի համար”.
Published video “Պատասխանեցի լրագրողների հարցերին 🫶🏻”.
Public attention spiked: 4,152 Wikipedia readers in one day, 6.2× the usual 670, with 0 article edits.
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Awarded Zayed Award for Human Fraternity for Armenia-Azerbaijan peace agreement (2026).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (2026).
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Public attention spiked: 4,984 Wikipedia readers in one day, 7.4× the usual 670, with 5 article edits. Editors noted: script-assisted date audit and style fixes per MOS:NUM
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Public attention spiked: 15,006 Wikipedia readers in one day, 22.4× the usual 670, with 8 article edits. Coverage that week: “Pro-western but populist: how Nikol Pashinyan retained power in Armenia” (The Guardian).
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The Guardian: Pro-western but populist: how Nikol Pashinyan retained power in Armenia
StopFake rated the claim “Zelensky Struck A Deal With Pashinyan To Set Up Drone Production In Armenia For Strikes Against Iran — Middle East Eye” The video is a fabrication: the outlet published no such story, the narrator's voice is AI-generated, and the fake is part of a coordinated Kremlin disinformation campaign ahead of Armenia's parliamentary elections on June 7th..
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Real video shows Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan punching a child” Manipulated.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Real Armenian Mirror-Spectator Video Report Says PM Nikol Pashinyan agreed to resettle 250,000 refugees arrested in EU countries.” No Such Report.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Real Euronews video report says that Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan's press secretary accused him of sexual assault” Never Reported.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Real CivilNet news report says Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan is HIV-positive.” No Such Report.
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Won Order of the Golden Eagle (2025).
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Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan of the Tavush diocese led a protest movement calling for Pashinyan's resignation
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“s invasion of Ukraine and said that the Ukrainian people are friends of Armenia. On 22 February, Pashinyan announced that Armenia was freezing its participation in the CSTO, citing its failure to fulfill its objectives regarding the country. Pashinyan stated,”
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“a threat to the national security of Armenia”
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Pashinyan suspended scheduled high-level visits to Belarus amid the latter's support for Azerbaijan
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Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX (2023).
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“Many significant realities have changed in our region, and one of those realities is the fact that Georgia has received the status of a candidate for EU membership, which has an objective impact on our region. It turns out that two of our neighboring countries have the status of a candidate for EU membership, and if before it was possible to say, where is the EU, where is our region, now the EU is actually our region, and we are aware of this fact.”
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“Armenia is interested in deepening cooperation with the European Union”
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“On October 5 of this year, two extremely important documents for EU–Armenia relations were adopted in Granada. Both statements support the strengthening of EU–Armenia relations in all dimensions based on the needs of the Republic of Armenia”
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Opposition protests were held between April and June, aiming to remove him from power
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While campaigning for the 2021 Armenian parliamentary election, Pashinyan declared an offer to exchange his son Ashot for all of the Armenian POWs held in Azerbaijan.
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Armenia (2021).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Armenia (2021–2021).
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“this unacceptable rhetoric is associated with mass violations of human rights”
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“Artsakh is Armenia, and that”
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Armenia (2018–2021).
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“impression of an educated person”
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“to a great extent influenced my conscience.”
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Pashinyan claimed to have organized students strikes, marches and demonstrations during the Karabakh movement of 1988
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The supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Pashinyan stated that his government will not interfere in church matters and that the state and church are separate in Armenia
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Some Western commentators praised Pashinyan as a "reformer
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And again in October 2020 during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
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Published video “«Էրեբունի-Երեւան» երգը ԵԼՔ դաշինքի կատարմամբ”.
Published video “Երեւան ջան, ԵԼՔ կա՛”.
Published video “ԱԺ-ում Նիկոլ Փաշինյանի ելույթների սեղմագիրը”.
Published video “Սաշիկի հետ խաշ կերածները մեղադրում են մեզ Սաշիկի հետ խաշ ուտելու մեջ”.
Published video “Ելք կա՛, տիկնայք եւ պարոնայք. Նիկոլ Փաշինյան”.
Published video “ԵԼՔ դաշնքի առաջին նախընտրական հոլովակը”.
Campaign: 2017 parliamentary election.
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Campaign: 2017 Yerevan election.
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That Pashinyan's Civil Contract party "advocates a more neutral Armenian foreign policy" than Bright Armenia (led by MP Edmon Marukyan), and Republic (led by former PM Aram Sargsyan)—the two other members of the Way Out
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“Political ideologies have yielded their position to challenges.”
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“There is no land to hand over to Azerbaijan,”
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And 2017 he attacked Ter-Petrosyan's stance on Karabakh
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Criticized and voted against the Armenian-Russian agreement on creation of the Unified Regional Air Defence System in the Caucasus by arguing that Armenia should "develop a system of air defence of sovereign Armenia
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“Artsakh is Armenia, full stop.”
“We are setting up a party that does not intend to be in opposition for long and expects to assume power in the Republic of Armenia in the foreseeable future by gaining a popular vote of confidence.”
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Published video “ՍԱՀՄԱՆԱՊԱՀ ԳՅՈՒՂԵՐԻ ՄԱՍԻՆ ՕՐԵՆՔԸ ՄԵՐԺՎԵՑ”.
Published video “ՍՊԱՆՈՒԹՅՈՒՆՆԵՐԻ ԿԱՌԱՎԱՐԱԿԱՆ ԼԻՑԵՆԶԻԱ ԼԻՍԿԱՅԻ՞Ն”.
Published video “ՁԿՆԱԲՈՒՅԾ ՕԼԻԳԱՐԽՆԵՐԸ ՑԱՄԱՔԵՑՐԵԼ ԵՆ ԱՐՏԵԶՅԱՆ ՋՐԵՐԸ. ՀԵՐԹԸ ՍԵՎԱՆԻՆՆ Է...”.
Published video “ՁԵԶ ԼՐՋԱՆԱԼ Է ՊԵՏՔ ՊԱՐՈՆ ԱՇՈՏՅԱՆ”.
Pashinyan's Civil Contract party declared that they advocate the "no-no" policy regarding full integration into either Russia-led union or integration into the EU
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Voted against Armenia's membership to the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), claiming it threatened Armenia's national security and sovereignty
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Career landmark: member of the National Assembly of Armenia (2012–2018).
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Campaign: 2010 by-election.
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Concerning the 2008 presidential elections, recognising the violation of Pashinyan's rights to freedom of assembly and expression, personal integrity, liberty and security during the events of 2008, when he was still an
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“Hello. I am Nikol Pashinyan, and I came to be arrested.”
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Stated at a court that his accounts about supposed adventures were a piece of literary fiction
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Campaign: 2008 presidential election.
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“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. What we want is a homeland with citizens, a homeland which is able to protect its citizens.”
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Campaign: 2007 parliamentary election.
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Pashinyan's Haykakan Zhamanak reprinted Levon Ter-Petrosyan's 1997 article titled "War or Peace" in which the latter argued for a compromised solution in the Karabakh conflict, which would include loss of control by Arme
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Almost as many cases were brought against Oragir as against all newspapers of Armenia from 1994 till 1998
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Which was shut down a year later for libel
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Pashinyan wrote an article advocating for stronger economic ties with Turkey and criticized an "anti-Turkish" sentiment in Armenia: "Of course, Armenia is the most suitable partner for Turkey in terms of economic develop
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Studied at Yerevan State University (1991–1995).
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Born 1975-06-01.
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