Tsarukyan: To save the situation in Armenia, it is necessary to hold  early parliamentary elections as soon as possible 

ArmInfo.To save the situation in  Armenia, it is necessary to organize and hold early parliamentary  elections as soon as possible. Chairman of the "Prosperous Armenia"  party Gagik Tsarukyan stated this in an interview to the Armenian  media.  

He once again recalled the difficult situation in which the  country found itself due to the coronavirus pandemic and the economic  crisis as a result of this, the war in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict  zone and its negative consequences: starting with a large number of  victims and wounded, missing, tens of thousands of Karabakh people  who lost their homes.  

"The population of Syunik sees armed Azerbaijani soldiers. Residents  of the region are worried about their safety. It is necessary to  solve the problems of people as soon as possible. Today, there are  more than 1 million 700 thousand borrowers in Armenia, it is  necessary to provide assistance to these people who find themselves  in a difficult situation due to the economic crisis and increased  unemployment. Today's authorities declare that power belongs to the  people. If this is so, then it is necessary to take immediate action  to rescue their citizens who are drowning in the swamp, "said  Tsarukyan.  Touching upon the issue of holding early parliamentary  elections and the issue of possible behind-the-scenes meetings with  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Tsarukyan noted that he knows who is  disseminating such messages and what purpose they are pursuing. "If I  met with Pashinyan, everyone would know about this, the relevant  information would be disseminated," the PAP leader assured.  Speaking  about the parliamentary elections, Tsarukyan said that the sooner the  new government, the new government is formed, the sooner the crisis  and population outflow will be stopped, steps will be taken to  restore the economy.  When asked if he imagines holding early  parliamentary elections under the premiership of Nikol Pashinyan,  Tsarukyan replied that Pashinyan should resign, after which early  parliamentary elections should be held.  When asked to assess the  effectiveness of the activities of the Movement to Save the  Motherland, Tsarukyan noted that despite the fact that all the forces  taking the initiative have different opinions and positions, in  general there is a common denominator on each issue and a single  position is expressed. When He considers that the main achievement of  the movement is the fact that the issue of holding early elections is  being discussed.  At the same time, the head of "Prosperous Armenia"  stressed that it is impossible to allow the division of people into  "white" and "black", "friends and foes", "present" and "past".  He  also said that the PAP will not nominate its candidate, since it does  not have the required number of votes, noting that their 30% percent  is not enough to promote its candidate, but the ruling My Step has  such potential.Tsarukyan also considers the criminal case concerning  his election bribes politicized. 

He noted that the charges were brought against him after he announced  last summer about the need for radical steps to overcome their  economic crisis, expressing his conviction that the current  authorities are not able to solve the pressing problems of Armenia.   The head of the PAP also pointed to the need to further deepen  relations with Russia, right up to the signing of a new bilateral  document.  When asked whether Gagik Tsarukyan is in dialogue with  three former presidents of Armenia: Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Robert  Kocharian and Serzh Sargsyan, the head of Prosperous Armenia gave a  positive answer.  "Of course, a dialogue is underway," the PAP leader  said, adding that he also intends to meet with Nikol Pashinyan and he  has already informed his colleagues from the Movement to Save the  Motherland about this.  <In the near future, this meeting will take  place and everyone will know about everything.  To get out of this  situation, it is necessary to meet, ”Tsarukyan said.  

In response to a question about what agenda will be during the  meeting, Tsarukyan noted that his point of view has not changed, he  continues to assert that Pashinyan should resign and early  parliamentary elections should be held. <Day by day, the crisis  deepens. If you do not hold the meeting as you imagine a way out of  this situation. People are trying to fish in troubled waters, I'm not  going to enter into a coalition with Nikol Pashinyan, ”he summed up.