People greet the leader Nikol Pashinyan as he arrives at a rally in his own town of Ijevan

by Wally Sarkeesian

Base on the following event that both the two major parties will not introduce any candidate for PM position.

The Leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party, Gagik Tsarukyan has confirmed that his party will not table a candidate for the office of prime minister, but will support the people’s candidate. “My team and I will vote for a people’s candidate, whether it’s Nikol Pashinyan or anyone else nominated by the people,” party leader Gagik Tsarukyan told Kentron TV.

Also Armenia’s ruling party will not put up a candidate for prime minister, it said on Saturday, in a bid to ease tensions after more than two weeks of street protests against the ruling elite. “By not putting forward a candidate, we will avoid confrontation and an increase in security risks,” party spokesman Eduard Sharmazanov told reporters.

Protest leader Nikol Pashinyan, a member of parliament who describes himself as “the people’s choice”, has said parliament should elect him prime minister next week. He then wants snap parliamentary polls under a new election law.

A junior coalition member, the Dashnaktsutyun Party, said this week it was quitting the government and favored an early election, but it was unclear whether it would vote for Pashinyan who has a history of political activism and opposition.