Serzh Sargsyan outlines  pros and cons of   opposition forces`  possible decision 

ArmInfo.  Today, the political forces that entered parliament—that is, those supported by our people—must make a decision, and we must all abide by that decision, as stated by Serzh Sargsyan, the third president of Armenia and head of the Republican Party.

According to him, the opposition forces either enter parliament or  resign their mandates. There are few possible scenarios, but both  options have their upsides and downsides. However, the choice of  format is less critical than the implementation of a coherent  strategy. Success can be achieved in both cases.

He also expressed his conviction that street struggle is always  beneficial, but everything depends on the political forces that  receive support. "It's no secret that these elections were marred by  widespread violations—both during the pre-election period and on  election day itself. And I believe that if we had held similar  elections in 2017, European observers would certainly have recorded  the following: both during the pre-election period and on election  day, the elections were rife with violations," Sargsyan noted.

He stated that he doesn't expect these observers to make such  statements for obvious reasons. After all, during the pre-election  period, their political leaders expressed unconditional support for  the current government, and this circumstance will constrain these  observers.

In response to journalists' comments that the observers nevertheless  recorded certain violations, Sargsyan said that it was a formal  statement. He pointed out that they couldn't have failed to at least  record this, since everything was so obvious. "What I'm talking about  concerns the assessments of poor elections that observers usually  give." He believes that, following the recount, the Prosperous  Armenia party will still enter parliament; otherwise, things will be  very strange. 

Recall, the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) itself withdrew from  the parliamentary elections held on June 7. A decision was made to  allow party members to express their will freely.