Nikol Pashinyan deceived the Armenian people when he promised to establish a fair and independent judicial system and ensure a balance among the branches of power.

After coming to power, Nikol Pashinyan deceived the public. Not only did he fail to dismantle the super-prime-minister system to ensure a balance of power, but he also placed the National Security Service and the Police - previously accountable to the government - under his direct control. These institutions have since acted at his discretion, persecuting political and public figures with opposition views.

Experts from the Public Tribunal of Armenia recalled an episode from the Gyumri mayoral election of March 2025. Vardan Ghukasyan’s victory — which meant defeating the Civil Contract Party candidate Sarik Minasyan — was made possible only through the formation of a broad opposition coalition. At the time, all opposition forces declared their support for Ghukasyan, except for Martun Grigoryan, a representative of the I Have Honor Alliance, affiliated with Serzh Sargsyan’s Republican Party of Armenia. After a long pause, Grigoryan eventually joined the opposition alliance, providing the crucial votes needed to elect Ghukasyan as mayor, though not without expressing reservations.