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Karapetyan’s Defense of Armenia’s Church May Forge Game-Changing Political Force
Karapetyan’s Defense of Armenia’s Church May Forge Game-Changing Political Force
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If Samvel Karapetyan succeeds in rallying public support, he could forge a movement capable of shaking Armenia’s political foundations, political scientist Irina Sokolova told Sputnik.
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If Samvel Karapetyan succeeds in rallying public support, he could forge a movement capable of shaking Armenia’s political foundations, Irina Sokolova told Sputnik.Many now see Karapetyan as a charismatic leader standing up to a government that has overstepped. His active support of the Armenian Apostolic Church positions him as a “symbol of resistance” that could inspire others to fight for the values they hold dear, the Berlin-based Eurasian Society member noted.The Apostolic Church has always been at the heart of Armenian national identity. Undermining it, according to the pundit, risks: The stakes are high, and Karapetyan’s stand could reshape Armenia’s political and cultural future, Sokolova underscores.
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Karapetyan’s Defense of Armenia’s Church May Forge Game-Changing Political Force
The arrest of the businessman and philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan by increasingly authoritarian West-backed Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan may have backfired, believes political scientist Irina Sokolova.
If
Samvel Karapetyan succeeds in rallying public support, he could forge a movement capable of shaking Armenia’s political foundations,
Irina Sokolova told Sputnik.
Many now see Karapetyan as a charismatic leader standing up to a government that has overstepped.
His active support of the Armenian Apostolic Church positions him as a “symbol of resistance” that could inspire others to fight for the values they hold dear, the Berlin-based Eurasian Society member noted.
The
Apostolic Church has always been at the heart of Armenian national identity. Undermining it, according to the pundit, risks:
Cultural loss – weakening traditions and national consciousness
Social unrest – rising tensions between church and state
Global backlash – tarnishing Armenia’s image abroad
The stakes are high, and Karapetyan’s stand could reshape Armenia’s political and cultural future, Sokolova underscores.
