Arthur Martirosyan - Sep 19, Civil Contract, Opposition Inaction, Electric Net | Ep 474, Sep 21,2025

Sep 19, Civil Contract, Opposition Inaction, Electric Network | Ep 474, Sep 21, 2025

Groong Week in Review - September 21, 2025

Topics
- **September 19, 2023, two years on**
Artsakh: blockade, starvation, Yerevan’s position, ethnic cleansing, and lasting effects on Armenia.
- **Civil Contract’s 7th Congress and the “Fourth Republic”**
New constitution path after 2026, Alma-Ata framing, EU track, and institutionalizing peace. Fourth Republic. Brand or blueprint?
- **Opposition dynamics before 2026**
Impeachment versus election focus, fragmentation, and what might sway undecided voters.
- **Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA)**
Government “surgical measures,” nationalization vs top-tier foreign manager, and investor risk signals.

Guest
* Arthur Martirosyan

Hosts
* Hovik Manucharyan
* Asbed Bedrossian

00:00 Intro to show with Arthur G Martirosyan
00:20 Sep 19: Could Artsakh's ethnic cleansing have been averted?
07:42 Are there still possibilities for Artsakhtsis to return to their homes?
12:05 Pashinyan's 7th Congress and 4th Republic
19:28 How likely is Pashinyan to succeed in 2026 Elections and 2027 Constitutional referendum?
23:31 Will Pashinyan's Fourth Republic fail if EU Accession fails?
28:09 Why is the parliamentary opposition lethargic, what is needed to ignite an opposition?
35:14 Will the seizure of the ENA drive international investors away?
40:52 Personal statements from the participants
40:59 Arthur: Pashinyan is in campaign mode, and trying to sell a weaker Armenia under the guise of peace
42:38 Hovik: On Independence day, NSS chief was in Baku. Aliyev likes to stick our important dates in our faces
44:20 About Arthur G Martirosyan

Episode 474 | Recorded: September 22, 2025
https://podcasts.groong.org/474