It is clear to many political circles that 2018 was completely anti-Artsakh. Armen Ashotyan, deputy chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia, said this in a live Facebook post, referring to the events that took place in 2018 and the change of power.

"What was happening in 2018? It was clear that a high perception of many unresolved or slowly solved problems, injustice and corruption matured in society because of those shiny officials who became millionaires under the mask of a Republican, and now at the first opportunity they have jumped into the arms of Nikol, serving Nikol. In 2018, many "rats" left us, in addition there was an anti-propaganda apparatus, Sashik 50-50 percent, which, let me remind you, were never identified. It turned out that what they said about us was 90 percent lies, but there were problems which Serzh Sargsyan presented and apologized for," he said.

Ashotyan said Serzh Sargsyan has always been able to find allies in the foreign and domestic field, but in 2018 there was a situation where he had no allies either inside Armenia or outside Armenia, everyone turned away from him.

"It turned out that everyone was dissatisfied with Serzh and he was left alone with his supporters. It is ridiculous that now some political forces are blaming us for the transfer of power," he said.