Samvel Karapetyan: Parliamentary presence could be the shortest route  to removing Pashinyan

ArmInfo.The opposition party "Strong Armenia" views the acquisition of  winning seats in the 9th National Assembly as the shortest route toward challenging the government of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Party leader Samvel Karapetyan made this statement in a conversation with journalists on July 7.

"We do not recognize the legitimacy of the current government, but  opposing it requires more than just street protests," Karapetyan  stated. "We need a multifaceted approach; if the opportunities exist,  we will engage in both street-level resistance and parliamentary  struggle." He noted that the decision to accept parliamentary  mandates was driven both by a clear signal from the electorate and  the need for a formal legislative platform.

While Karapetyan did not rule out the possibility of further "illegal  actions" by the authorities, he dismissed the notion that the  government could easily suppress opposition movements. "Our strategy  included the decision to accept these mandates," he added.  "Furthermore, there are five additional steps we have already made  public to advance our agenda."