Pashinyan's victory; a prediction based on sheer luck or rational understanding of international relations
Many readers reacted negatively to the views expressed in our previous article titled: “ Pashinyan's Election Victory; A New Popular Mandate Or Delusions Of Grandeur ” . The range of colourful derisive comments varied greatly from one country to another, and covered a gamut of accusations including the absurd notion that our guessing of Pashinyan's return to power was based on a flip of a coin and/or sheer luck. The following statement we made was the source of the anger mostly expressed in a vulgar fashion: “Weeks before the elections of June 20, 2021 we had a crystal clear analysis of the course of events in Armenia, and with total confidence we insisted and predicted (in writing) that Pashinyan will win and stay in control of Armenia. Elections results on June 20 confirmed that our analysis was correct... ” To disperse the misconceptions that our editorial team, relies on luck, consults a crystal ball, or organizes spiritual seances to consult the dead and use the...