"Armenia" bloc`s election campaign kicks off at Eternal Flame Square  in Echmiadzin

ArmInfo.The election campaign of Robert Kocharyan, the second President of the Republic of Armenia  and the "Armenia" bloc's candidate for Prime Minister,  kicked off with a rally at Eternal Flame Square in Echmiadzin.

During the rally, Kocharyan characterized the upcoming vote not  merely as a political shift, but as a critical crossroad for the  nation's cultural and spiritual survival.  He argued that this  election cycle is unprecedented in Armenian history because it  centers on the protection of the Armenian Apostolic Church and  traditional national identity.

"There has never been anything like this in our history," Kocharyan  stated. "I do not remember a time when elections were a choice  between war and peace. The current authorities brought this  phenomenon upon us by dividing our people and distorting our history.  They must be held accountable."

Kocharyan noted that the Armenian authorities, not content  with the  loss of Artsakh, are attempting to lead the Armenian people into a  new adventure. In this regard, he recalled the European Political  Community (EPC) summit held earlier in Armenia, where Ukrainian  President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was invited and provocative statements  were made.

 "There are two reasons why all of this is being done. Firstly, the  Armenian authorities have nothing to say, since they failed to  fulfill their promises, and are  now  using the threat of war to  secure their reelection.  Secondly, these actions are intended to  divert  European attention from the current situation in Armenia,"  Kocharyan noted. He emphasized that all of this means only one thing:  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's personal interests have nothing to  do with the interests of the Republic of Armenia. "We will say no to  all this and propose our own security model. That means having a  combat-ready army, a strong leader, and a powerful ally," Kocharyan  emphasized.