The Georgian and Armenian political crises show the pitfalls of two very different democratic transitions.
![A protesters' tent during a rally demanding the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held by the opposition Movement to Save the Motherland outside the offices of the National Assembly of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia, March 10, 2021 [File: Lusi Sargsyan/TASS via Getty Images]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/GettyImages-1231624000.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Anna Ohanyan is Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Stonehill College.
The Georgian and Armenian political crises show the pitfalls of two very different democratic transitions.
![A protesters' tent during a rally demanding the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held by the opposition Movement to Save the Motherland outside the offices of the National Assembly of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia, March 10, 2021 [File: Lusi Sargsyan/TASS via Getty Images]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/GettyImages-1231624000.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The pro-democracy movement in Belarus is facing challenges similar to the ones Armenians overcame just two years ago.

Armenia still has a long way to go to ensure consolidation of democracy and the rule of law.

Self-organising and deeply grass-root, the protest movement in Armenia has the potential of introducing genuine change.
