Nikol Pashinyan, who is now the only possible candidate for the prime minister’s post, will be the political minority’s leader if elected, says Edmon Marukyan, an opposition MP from Yelk (Way Out) parliamentary faction.  

Speaking to Tert.am, he described the current political developments in Armenia as a situation comparable to a force-majeure, with no political force promising to be a sustainable majority.

“It isn’t absolutely clear what is going on, but we have that kind of example in international practice. Pashinyan will be the minority’s prime minister, with three [parliamentary] forces having already nominated him and the fourth [the Republican Party of Armenia] , which is a majority at the moment, backing him to the extent of just a couple of votes.

So the cabinet to be formed will be a minority cabinet, which will be temporary,” he noted. As urgent steps for the current period, the lawmaker stressed the need of electoral reforms and political stability in the country (until the snap parliamentary election). Marukyan said they also hope to negotiate reforms to the Electoral Code (which is a constitutional law) for resolving the ongoing political crisis.