Opposition NA faction ready to join initiative impeaching Armenia`s  premier, but on certain conditions 

ArmInfo.  The "Armenia" faction of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia has always advocated the use of any option to remove RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan from power. This is stated in the faction's statement.

The authors of the document consider Pashinyan's removal a vital  necessity for the state and the people, and in this context, the  faction was the first to declare the possibility of using a legal  instrument in the form of impeachment.

"There are strong political and legal grounds for expressing no  confidence in Nikol Pashinyan through impeachment. On the other hand,  a vote of no confidence in the current Prime Minister can be  discussed in the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia only if  at least 36 MPs provide the signatures required to start the process.  At least 54 votes are needed for the process to be successful, which  is a simple majority of the votes of the NA MPs. It is also obvious  that without powerful popular pressure generated on the streets, it  is impossible to secure the approximately two dozen additional votes  required for the success of the impeachment. Moreover, even such  pressure ultimately does not guarantee the required number of votes.  The authors of the initiative do not represent political parties or  movements and, in fact, do not bear any political responsibility for  the possible failure of the impeachment and its consequences. To  date, their ability to generate the rebellious masses necessary for  success is also not visible. All this raises doubts in the faction  about the true goals of the initiative," the statement reads.

However, as its authors emphasize, the Armenia faction unanimously  confirms its readiness to provide the signatures of all 28 deputies  to begin the impeachment process if the initiators of the process can  provide the signatures of the missing 8 deputies, and also publicly  declare their ability and responsibility to ensure the necessary  popular support for the success of the impeachment.

"We also consider unacceptable the attempts to persecute the MPs of  our faction and speak to us in the language of blackmail, which  cannot remain unanswered. This style of work raises doubts: is the  initiative aimed at eliminating Nikol Pashinyan or is there a hidden  goal to strike a blow at the Armenia faction," the authors of the  document ask. Let us recall that on April 28, opposition activists  Edgar Ghazaryan and Narek Malyan called on the NA MPs to begin the  impeachment process of RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.  Letters  demanding the impeachment procedure were sent to 107 parliamentarians  along with a draft resolution, which lacks only the name of the  candidate for the post of new prime minister. To submit the bill for  discussion in parliament, 36 votes are needed, of which only 34 can  be provided by two opposition factions.