Sarkissian finds early parliamentary elections in Armenia necessary (VIDEO)
17.11.2020,
12:06
Armen Sarkissian, Armenian president, addessed the nation yesterday expressing his vision of future political developments in the country. In his opinion, early elections are needed.
YEREVAN, November 17. /ARKA/. Armen Sarkissian, Armenian president, addessed the nation yesterday expressing his vision of future political developments in the country. In his opinion, early elections are needed.
«Taking into consideration the current situation and the imperative to overcome it with dignity, also listening to the public demand, it is obvious that in order to keep the country from jolting, early elections to the National Assembly will be inevitable,» he said.
In his opinion, the only responsible approach may be that the government and the dominant political force objectively assessed their potential and presented a roadmap in a short period of time, which will provide deadlines for initiating relevant constitutional processes, allowing early parliamentary elections.
Meanwhile, governing will be handed over to any «highly qualified government of national accord».
He hopes that all the political forces of the country «will the responsibility of the moment, and will befittingly fulfill their part of the historical mission».
In his words, representatives of political forces and some public figure and representatives of Armenian communities abroad think the same and want Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign.
In recent days, 17 opposition parties staged rallies, demanding Pashinyan's resignation. They say their protests were prompted by the statement signed by Pashinyan with the leaders of Russia and Azerbaijan on the cessation of hostilities in Artsakh, which provides for some territorial concessions in favor of Azerbaijan.
About the Second Artsakh War
Since September 27, for 44 days, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, with the direct participation and support of Turkey, as well as the foreign mercenaries and terrorists recruited by it, carried out aggression along the entire length of the contact line in Artsakh, conducting artillery and rocket attacks, also against civilians and civilian infrastructures. Prohibited types of weapons were also used. The strikes were delivered, inter alia, at civil and military targets on the territory of Armenia.
The Azerbaijani side suffered massive losses in manpower (7,630 killed) and military equipment. During the hostilities, 784 units of various armored vehicles, 4 MLRS "Smerch", "Uragan", 6 TOS units, 264 UAVs, 16 helicopters, and 25 aircraft were destroyed. According to the official data of the Armenian side, during the repulsion of the enemy's aggression, more than 1,200 Armenian servicemen were killed and several hundred people were wounded. As a result of war crimes in Azerbaijan, 50 civilians were killed and 148 wounded. About 19,000 infrastructure units were damaged.
On November 9, the leaders of the Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, Putin, Aliyev and Pashinyan, signed a statement according to which all hostilities in the zone of the Karabakh conflict were stopped on November 10. In particular, Azerbaijan and Armenia stop at their positions. A number of regions are returned to Azerbaijan, including the city of Shushi, as well as Aghdam, Kelbajar and Lachin regions, with the exception of a 5-kilometer corridor connecting Karabakh with Armenia. A Russian peacekeeping contingent is deployed along the line of contact in Karabakh and along the Lachin corridor. Internally displaced persons and refugees are returning to Karabakh and surrounding areas. There is an exchange of prisoners of war, hostages and other detained persons and bodies of the dead. -0---
«Taking into consideration the current situation and the imperative to overcome it with dignity, also listening to the public demand, it is obvious that in order to keep the country from jolting, early elections to the National Assembly will be inevitable,» he said.
In his opinion, the only responsible approach may be that the government and the dominant political force objectively assessed their potential and presented a roadmap in a short period of time, which will provide deadlines for initiating relevant constitutional processes, allowing early parliamentary elections.
Meanwhile, governing will be handed over to any «highly qualified government of national accord».
He hopes that all the political forces of the country «will the responsibility of the moment, and will befittingly fulfill their part of the historical mission».
In his words, representatives of political forces and some public figure and representatives of Armenian communities abroad think the same and want Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign.
In recent days, 17 opposition parties staged rallies, demanding Pashinyan's resignation. They say their protests were prompted by the statement signed by Pashinyan with the leaders of Russia and Azerbaijan on the cessation of hostilities in Artsakh, which provides for some territorial concessions in favor of Azerbaijan.
About the Second Artsakh War
Since September 27, for 44 days, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, with the direct participation and support of Turkey, as well as the foreign mercenaries and terrorists recruited by it, carried out aggression along the entire length of the contact line in Artsakh, conducting artillery and rocket attacks, also against civilians and civilian infrastructures. Prohibited types of weapons were also used. The strikes were delivered, inter alia, at civil and military targets on the territory of Armenia.
The Azerbaijani side suffered massive losses in manpower (7,630 killed) and military equipment. During the hostilities, 784 units of various armored vehicles, 4 MLRS "Smerch", "Uragan", 6 TOS units, 264 UAVs, 16 helicopters, and 25 aircraft were destroyed. According to the official data of the Armenian side, during the repulsion of the enemy's aggression, more than 1,200 Armenian servicemen were killed and several hundred people were wounded. As a result of war crimes in Azerbaijan, 50 civilians were killed and 148 wounded. About 19,000 infrastructure units were damaged.
On November 9, the leaders of the Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, Putin, Aliyev and Pashinyan, signed a statement according to which all hostilities in the zone of the Karabakh conflict were stopped on November 10. In particular, Azerbaijan and Armenia stop at their positions. A number of regions are returned to Azerbaijan, including the city of Shushi, as well as Aghdam, Kelbajar and Lachin regions, with the exception of a 5-kilometer corridor connecting Karabakh with Armenia. A Russian peacekeeping contingent is deployed along the line of contact in Karabakh and along the Lachin corridor. Internally displaced persons and refugees are returning to Karabakh and surrounding areas. There is an exchange of prisoners of war, hostages and other detained persons and bodies of the dead. -0---
