Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the head of the opposition parliamentary faction “Enlightened Armenia” Edmon Marukyan discussed the possibility of holding early parliamentary elections, but have not yet come to an agreement. After a meeting with the Prime Minister, Marukyan himself told reporters about this.
“We held talks with Pashinyan. I proposed to consider the issue of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces after the early elections. In fact, the Prime Minister does not link these topics, but we do. At the moment, there are no agreements, but consultations continue, the country must withdraw from crisis, and for this it is necessary to hold early elections, “TASS quoted Marukyan as saying.
Pashinyan previously stated that he was ready to go to early elections, however, he demands that the parliamentary opposition sign a memorandum stating that after his resignation it will not nominate its candidate for the post of head of the Armenian Cabinet. Thus, Pashinyan insists that after the dissolution of parliament, he remains acting. Prime Minister of the Republic.