ArmInfo. All corrupt officials in Armenia must leave. This was stated by the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan in an interview with DW, commenting on the possible resignation of the mayor of Yerevan.
According to the Prime Minister, on May 17 he called on the protesters to abandon the actions of civil disobedience, the main requirement of which was the resignation of the mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan, since he believes that such actions are meaningful when there is no power in the country that operates in accordance with the interests of the people . "Now there is a government in Armenia that has the support of the Armenian population, which means that if someone closes the roads, it can be interpreted as an action against the authorities, but if the government has the support of the country's citizens, the action can be interpreted as an action against the people , and this can not be organized, "he said.
In the context of establishing the power of the people, as the prime minister noted, it is also important to hold fair elections, and, first of all, forthcoming early parliamentary elections. "We are sure that our problems started from the moment when the election results were falsified in Armenia," Pashinyan said.
Responding to the remark that the new prime minister, while still the leader of the opposition movement, often posted a video on Facebook, Nikol Pashinyan stated: "During my political activities and protests, the television was actually closed to the opposition." It is very important to have an alternative channel for communication with the people. Now my Facebook page has a large audience that can be compared to a television audience, which is a very effective way of dialogue with the public and citizens. Of course, Facebook played a big role in the process of our revolution and was very an effective channel for information flows, to invite people to rallies. "