
ArmInfo. From tomorrow, a change of power will take place in Armenia, and we must fulfill the expectations of our people. "Elk" faction deputy Edmond Marukyan stated on May 7 at a briefing in the National Assembly.
"A number of problems in Armenia are of national importance, and we will do everything possible to solve them, including the issue of oligarchs, which should not be in the government," said Marukyan.
The deputy also said that representatives of the "Elk" are ready for any scenario. "We have already passed through this, for us in this situation there will not be anything new, but I do not think that the RPA will disrupt Pashinyan's election for the second time," Marukyan said.
Concerning whether Marukyan does not feel guilty that, despite Pashinyan's numerous requests, did not support him at the beginning of the struggle, the deputy stated that in this case each party from the "Elk" bloc was guided by its principles. "We did not leave Nikol Pashinyan, when his colleagues arrested the police, we were working with international institutions these days. Nikol Pashinyan knew at which point we would support him, and in a difficult situation we always offered him a helping hand. We believe that we should not fight against personalities, in this case not against Serzh Sargsyan, but against the whole system. When the struggle against personalities became systemic, we joined the movement. We knew what Pashinyan would do, but did not know how RPA would react," said the deputy.
He also said that the Armenian revolution was the most "brilliant" in the territory of the former USSR, so the new Armenian authorities will achieve more significant results than it was after the Rose Revolution in Georgia.
Also, Marukyan noted that it is necessary to change the electoral code, in particular, it is necessary to eradicate the rating system of elections. At the same time, the representative of "Elk" stressed that you should not be too hasty in the matter of early elections. After all, Armenia faces a number of important tasks. We should hold the summit of Francophonia in autumn in Yerevan at the proper level. At this stage, the most important thing for us is to establish stability in the country. We are not ready for a new shock, and the parliamentary elections are a shock, when we are ready for them, we will hold them properly, trying to eradicate the possibility of pre-election bribes and ensuring equal opportunity for all participants in the elections," said Marukyan.