Wednesday, May 2 2018 21:03

ArmInfo. "Tomorrow, with your permission, I will officially be nominated for the post of Prime Minister of Armenia," said the leader of the protest movement, Nikol  Pashinyan, addressing the audience in the Republic Square.

According to Pashinyan, as a result of today's consultations, it  became clear that the ARF Dashnaktsutyun party and the Tsarukyan bloc  remain committed to their position expressed the day before.  "Tsarukyan bloc led by the party leader today confirmed his readiness  to support the candidacy of the people's prime minister at the  upcoming parliamentary session," he said. In addition, the ruling  Republican Party also expressed its readiness to support the  candidacy of Nikol Pashinyan following the meeting of the  parliamentary faction.

Nevertheless, Nikol Pashinyan urged not to lose vigilance. No matter  how tempting the words of the Republicans sounded, as the opposition  leader noted, they require documentary confirmation in order to  understand the real aspirations of the Republican Party.

In this regard, Nikol Pashinyan calls on his supporters to  temporarily suspend the holding of protests. "Rest and watch my  Facebook page, because every minute the situation may change and  there will be a need to urgently gather, I will work with the  people's representatives in parliament to make sure of their words  and understand how guaranteed the fulfillment of today's statement of  the Republican Party," he declared.

If everything goes according to plan, then, according to the people's  candidate for the premieres, the people's movement will take a  time-out for several days, and on the voting day, not the number of  250 thousand people, but 500 thousand people will gather.  As Nikol  Pashinyan stated, on the eve of the meeting of the National Assembly  the RPA deputies hoped to reveal something that could lead to  disappointment of the people with their candidate during the  procedure of questions and answers. They also relied on the fact that  their questions could piss Pashinyan off, the people who support him,  drive them out of themselves, provoking them for certain actions. In  addition, the government hoped that after rejecting the candidacy of  the people's prime minister, people would stop resisting and would no  longer go to actions of civil disobedience. "But you have proved that  you no longer need to believe in any political figure or party: you  are your own strength, believing in yourself, in your power, the  people will always come out victorious. Today and always. The  Armenian people will be a winner, I am grateful to you, I bow to  you," concluded Nikol Pashinyan.