Samvel Karapetyan, leader of the "Strong Armenia" party, alleges that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan consumes hallucinogenic mushrooms, which he claims cause the Prime Minister's controversial statements. Karapetyan stated that Pashinyan tried these mushrooms during a trip to China last year, where such fungi are consumed in specialized restaurants, and subsequently purchased about a ton of them to bring back to Armenia. Karapetyan suggested that Pashinyan consumes these mushrooms before addressing the National Assembly or meeting with journalists, leading to his "dreams" being expressed publicly. He also referenced a Telegraph report about a British delegation, including Prime Minister Keir Starmer, consuming hallucinogenic mushrooms in Beijing.