The political scientist spoke about the ways of Pashinyan's pressure on the opposition before the elections.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is putting pressure on the opposition before the elections and using an administrative resource to mobilize his "supporters." This opinion was shared by political analyst Tigran Kocharyan on June 6.

"Pashinyan has his own nuclear electorate, which he organizes, mobilizes administrative resources for elections. <...> Pashinyan uses administrative resources at his meetings, that is, they drive people out of polyclinics, hospitals, and universities who are forced to go there. But many of them, for example, I know that they are not ready to vote for Pashinyan, they are simply forced to go there because they may be fired," the political scientist said.

According to Kocharyan, on the other hand, opposition rallies are usually attended only by party activists or private sector employees who are independent of the state, although they are also under pressure.

The expert clarified that Pashinyan wants to intimidate the oppositional population of Armenia as much as possible by arresting citizens daily, creating an atmosphere of fear. People who come from Russia to vote are insulted and threatened with conscription, although the law does not provide for such measures.

It is noted that these actions indicate that Pashinyan has data that makes him nervous about the outcome of the elections.

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Dmitry Solonnikov, director of the Institute of Modern State Development, told Izvestia on June 6 that Pashinyan understands that if he loses the election, criminal proceedings will begin against him in Armenia. According to him, the current government in the country will use all available resources to maintain its positions in the upcoming elections.

Alexey Poltoranin, a correspondent for Izvestia, reported on June 6 that the political situation in Armenia had worsened amid consideration of the withdrawal of the opposition Free Armenia Party from the elections. The corresponding request was sent to the Central Election Commission (CEC) by representatives of the pro-Western political bloc Republika.

On the same day, Poltoranin reported that dozens of journalists and supporters of the opposition bloc had gathered outside the Central Election Commission (CEC) building in Yerevan at night. The members of the commission discussed for more than two hours the admission of the Strong Armenia bloc to the elections or the cancellation of its registration.