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Civil Contract’s election campaign is built almost entirely on attacking its opponents through rumors and allegations. When a journalist, an editor, or even an opposition politician engages in such behavior, it is undesirable, but it carries no legal consequences. It influences public opinion, nothing more. When the country’s leader does the same, however, it is perceived—under the current political system—as a signal. The machinery of repression then begins searching for ways to give those allegations a legal veneer. Pashinyan’s campaign rhetoric is dominated by claims that…






















































