"Armenia" faction MP explains why it is impossible to impeach  Pashinyan in current political climate

ArmInfo.The MP of the "Armenia" faction, Dashnaktsakan Aghvan Vardanyan, explained why it is  impossible to successfully implement the initiative to impeach Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the current conditions.  

On May 7, in a conversation with journalists in parliament, he  presented his stance on this initiative.  Vardanyan pointed out that  in parliamentary systems, where the balance of power can change,  impeachment is a real tool for expressing no confidence in the prime  minister even in the event of minor mistakes. However, he noted that  the situation in Armenia is different: here absolute power is  concentrated in the hands of one person and one faction - the "Civil  Contract". In this vein, he explained that the impeachment process in  Armenia can only be initiated if there is a real dual power.

Additionally, the MP referenced David Harutyunyan, a member of the  executive body of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), who claimed  that impeachment is only  possible with strong public pressure.   Dashnaktsakan noted that he agrees with Harutyunyan on the importance  of creating a situation where public opinion influences decisions.  "There is another aspect: David Harutyunyan emphasizes that those  initiating impeachment are not primitive and flexible. In his  opinion, the real goal is to choose a single candidate for the post  of prime minister, since without this it is impossible to start the  impeachment process. If this is indeed the case, then it was  necessary to initiate a discussion on this matter. Why turn the whole  process upside down? A single candidate can be determined either  through strong public pressure  or during the elections," the MP  clarified. 

Vardanyan believes that mixing the sequence of steps in this process  is an adventure and a provocation aimed at blackmailing the Armenia  faction. "Either you declare your intention to impeach the candidacy  of the second president Robert Kocharyan, or admit that he is not  your candidate. However, Edgar Ghazaryan and Narek Malyan constantly  claim that Robert Kocharyan does not have resources and that he is  not the leader of the Armenia bloc," Vardanyan noted.

The MP mentioned Edgar Ghazaryan's meeting with the second and third  presidents of Armenia, and pointed out that after these meetings,  information appeared in the press that only the second president did  not support the idea of initiating impeachment now. He added that  there are many supporters of impeachment right now among the  Republicans and recalled that Artak Zakaryan, who plays an important  role in the RPA, claims that "impeachment will give the future  government the opportunity to cancel the decisions of today's  government and will lead the opposition forces to unite." Meanwhile,  as Vardanyan noted, the head of the opposition faction "I Have   Honor" Hayk Mamijanyan stated that impeachment is possible, but at  the moment they do not have a candidate.  Vardanyan noted that the  statements coming from the camp of the third president of Armenia  forced him to put an end to this initiative. Dashnaktsakan expressed  the conviction that this campaign, organized against the "Armenia"  bloc and the second president, is immoral and, therefore, will be  ineffective.