Karapetyan announced the arrests of more than 100 supporters of the Strong Armenia party

There are mass detentions of supporters of the Strong Armenia party in Armenia. The leader of the organization, Samvel Karapetyan, announced this on June 7.

"Arrests of our supporters are underway right now. A lot of guys were arrested today. More than 100 people were arrested yesterday. It's okay," the NewsArmenia agency reports his words.

The publication added that Karapetyan voted for the "formation of legitimate government," and also denied the accusations of bribery. In addition, he expressed confidence in winning the elections, stressing that he would pursue a balanced international policy.

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Karapetyan's son, Sarkis Karapetyan, told Izvestia on the same day that the repression carried out by the Armenian authorities against the opposition would not help Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Political analyst Tigran Kocharyan, in turn, said that the Armenian Prime Minister is putting pressure on the opposition because of the elections and is using administrative resources to mobilize his "supporters." He pointed to Pashinyan's desire to intimidate the opposition-minded population of Armenia by arresting citizens daily and creating an atmosphere of fear.