Babken Matevosyan

PhD in Political Science/IR from SNSPA. South Caucasus, Romania, CEE, FSU, US foreign policy, democratization, methodology.

[Babken Matevosyan @BabkenArm]

This still feels random given the amount of misinformation circulating here.

[Tigran Grigoryan @Tigartsakh]

Is Mika Badalyan implying that it was Robert Kocharyan who started cutting Armenia off from its diaspora by introducing the 2007 amendment restricting voting to Armenian territory? :)

P.S. This regulation has remained in place ever since.
#ТопорнаяПропаганда

[Babken Matevosyan @BabkenArm]

@HankDumanian Will probably accept and work with Nikol eventually, but Kremlin moves in mysterious ways so we'll see.

[Babken Matevosyan @BabkenArm]

Old-school Twitter thread on yesterday's Armenia elections #armvote26 — a few observations:

1. The main opposition was heavily constrained by being perceived as pro-Russian, which probably alienated around half of the electorate. Ru's image did not recover after Karabakh.

[Babken Matevosyan @BabkenArm]

7. Probably the most important outcome: no constitutional majority for Pashinyan.

https://t.co/WX2YCldJhe

[Grigor Atanesian @atanessi]

Ball is now in Azerbaijan's and Turkey's court. If Baku keeps demanding a change to Armenian constitution and blocking Ankara from opening borders with Armenia, a historic moment for the whole region will be lost. Without a supermajority, Pashinyan can't satisfy this demand.

[Babken Matevosyan @BabkenArm]

6. Virtually every electoral cycle in Armenia has been followed by the opposition contesting results and protest movements. Let's see how it plays out this time in the context of high turnout (less apathy) and overall trust in the process.

[Babken Matevosyan @BabkenArm]

So they are out by 710 votes, as I understand. Let's see the official results.

[Babken Matevosyan @BabkenArm]

How the hell is Tsarukyan getting so many voted outside Kotayq?!

[Babken Matevosyan @BabkenArm]

How the hell is Tsarukyan getting so many voted outside Kotayq?!

[Neil Hauer @NeilPHauer]

Armenia's election tomorrow has taken on immense geopolitical implications. Russia has tried its hardest to shift the results, but what can it achieve?

My latest: https://t.co/wCiC2aFqSq

[Kevork Oskanian @DrKevorkO]

The reflexive lionisation of Pashinyan by people who couldn’t find Armenia on a map a week ago “because Russia” is, frankly, disgusting.

[Hov Nazaretyan @HovhanNaz]

Haaretz places the "likely area" in which Israeli forces reportedly operated in Zangilan

[Professor Kopalyan @hyepatriarch]

‼️ Final poll results before Sunday's Parliamentary Election in Armenia.

🔹️ Majority trust Government to run fair & free elections
🔹️Civil Contract dominates the fragmented opposition
🔹️Undecided voters heavily lean toward incumbent
🔹️ Civil Contract expected to secure majority.

https://t.co/ELH7FJ4zAZ

[simon saradzhyan @saradzhyan]

Polymarket: Armenian Parliamentary Election Winner
Civil Contract 91%
Strong Armenia 8.5%
Armenia Alliance <1%
Prosperous Armenia <1%
https://t.co/iTR1OJ58yc:

[Department of State @StateDept]

SECRETARY RUBIO: We signed a critical minerals agreement with Armenia - a reminder of another war President Trump helped settle.

We are seeing the emergence of a great new relationship with Armenia that really had grown stagnant for a long period of time.