ArmInfo. The rejection of Nikol Pashinyan's candidacy as prime minister will increase the level of tension in the country. This opinion was expressed in the conversation with journalists by the head of the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" faction Armeni Rustamyan.
At the same time, he stated that he was not ready to go to Square and join the protesters. "The decision of our faction is known, it has not changed, we hope that this conflict will be resolved peacefully." We need a single candidate, "Rustamyan said, without specifying who he means.
In turn, the MP of the "Bloc Tsarukyan" faction, Naira Zohrabyan, stated that the one who goes against his people sooner or later will certainly be defeated. "Nevertheless, we had a better opinion about the Republican Party," Zohrabyan said.
45 voted for Pashinyan, against 56 deputies. Against the Republican Party, "for" the ARF, "Block Tsarukyan" and the faction "Elk". Secondary elections of the prime minister will be held in 7 days. If the prime minister is not elected again, the parliament will be dissolved and early elections will be appointed.