So far, only the ruling Civil Contract party has received external support in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Armenia. Iveta Tonoyan, spokesperson for the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) chairman Gagik Tsarukyan, announced this at a press conference Friday.

Tonoyan commented on the accusations that the PAP allegedly receives support from Russia and Belarus. But according to her, only Armenia’s ruling party has received support at the level of foreign presidents and other high-ranking officials so far.

“The authorities of Turkey and Azerbaijan consistently express support for the Civil Contract. No external force, state, or official has expressed support for the [Armenian] opposition; in particular, Prosperous Armenia,” said Tonoyan.

Thus, according to her, there is actually external support for the participants in the June 7 parliamentary elections in Armenia, and it is the ruling party that receives it.

Referring to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s statements that the victory of the three opposition forces—Strong Armenia bloc, PAP, and “Hayastan” bloc—could lead to war, she noted that the Armenian authorities are trying to blackmail the public.

“The war [with Azerbaijan] began during the reign of the current authorities. Thousands of [Armenian] boys died during their reign, thousands of boys became disabled during their reign, Artsakh [(Nagorno-Karabakh)] was also surrendered during their reign. The ‘party of war’ is definitely not the [Armenian] opposition, but the [incumbent Armenian] authorities themselves,” Tonoyan said.

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