Republican party faction head excludes conduction of snap parliamentary elections in November

This was the first round of the meeting, Republican party faction head Vahram Baghdasaryan told the reporters after the meeting with Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, adding that the meetings will be continuous.

“We have not met to make decisions, we were speaking about further negotiations,” the Republican lawmaker said, adding that an arrangement has been reached over the format of the next meeting, including with other political forces.

He said the parliamentary elections should be conducted in accordance with the Constitution.

“We must have parliament with really formed opposition. The political forces need time for getting prepared. We must discuss the changes in the Electoral Code, after it the political forces should be given time to prepare for elections,” he said, adding that if as a result of discussions it is decided that new parliamentary elections are to be conducted, they will be conducted.

Asked about possibility of conducting elections in November, Vahram Baghdasaryan stressed that the forces must be given time for getting prepared and excluded the possibility of snap elections in November.