Armenia PM to resign ahead of snap elections to curb the political crisis
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced on Sunday that he is going to resign next month. But remain in office until parliamentary elections due on June 20th. A Russian-browsed ceasefire agreement with Azerbaijan. The Prime Minister declared that the only way out of the new inner political crisis to make snap parliamentary elections. Pashinyan told the villagers that he would resign before the vote in April during a Sunday visit to Northwest Armenia. According to a video released on his Facebook accounts. I would resign not to resign. Just so that an early election will take place. He added that he will continue to serve as interim prime minister.
Yerevan handed over swathes of the disputed territory to Azerbaijan. However, the deals and allowed Russian peacekeepers to deploy to regions it had controlled for three decades. In the months since then, both anti-government demonstrators and supporters of Pashinyan have constantly on the streets. Pashinyan must resign for early parliamentary elections before April 30th, in accordance with electoral legislation. Pashinyan said that they’ll continue to represent you better than ever if the people back him and his party. Moreover, we would pass power to someone you choose.
Last month, after the Pashinyan, dismissed the country’s top military officer:
In 2018, the 45-year-old former journalist came to power leading peaceful demonstrations and initially gave Armenia a surge of hope. But the war against Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian ethnic region that broke out of Azerbaijan. In late September, fresh struggles broke out over the area. Azerbaijan’s better-equipped army has steadily advanced with Turkey’s ally around 6,000 people were killed by the fighting.
Pashinyan insisted that he approached the war properly and said it’s impossible for him to agree to the peace agreement. Last month, after the Pashinyan, dismissed the country’s top military officer. Moreover, the military leader accused the military chief after asking him to resign. Earlier this month, prominent opposition members welcomed Pashynyan’s snap declaration. It would only authorize a new government to pass the defeat of Karabakh. But analysts agree that, even if he is to form an alliance with other parties, Pashinyan will likely maintain his influence.
