Armenian opposition convened a rally at the Parliament Building of the Republic. About this on February 26 reported representatives of the United Opposition. In the opposition, the breakdown of the parliamentary meeting was commented on military situation in Armenia.
The combined opposition of Armenia convenes a rally at the Parliament Building at 12:00 Moscow time. This was reported by representatives of the combined opposition on the "Movement Movement Movement" page on Facebook on Friday. This movement combines about 20 political forces that require the resignation of Prime Minister Nikola Pashinyan.
Representatives of the opposition noted that the night in the tent camp on Bagramina Avenue "was held peacefully in the working atmosphere." It is also reported that from early morning a candidate from the opposition to the post of Prime Minister Vasgen Manukyan and representatives of the movement arrived. "Citizens are also going to the National Assembly," the oppositionists stated.
In the meantime, it became known that the meeting of the Council of the National Assembly of Armenia was torn to the opposition in Armenia due to the lack of quorum. Representatives of the ruling faction "My step" did not come to the meeting. The meeting of the Council was necessary for the subsequent convocation of an extraordinary plenary meeting in order to cancel the military situation in the country.
In connection with the boycott of the Power faction, the leader of the opposition "enlightened Armenia", Edmond Maugian stated that the leadership of Parliament in the face of Ararat Mirzoyan's speaker does nothing to exit the political crisis, refusing to go to any dialogue.
"Such behavior allows me to say that the National Assembly does not have a chairman. The situation in the country is extremely tense, nervous, I would say. It is impossible to leave it like that. We need political discussions, "Mukukyan said.
On the eve of the press secretary of the President of Russia, Dmitry Peskov, said that the Kremlin is alarming, observing the development of the situation in Armenia. The presidential spokesman also responded to the words of Prime Minister Pashinyan that the rockets of the Russian operational-tactical missile complex are ineffective. Peskov noted that "Russian technique has repeatedly demonstrated its effectiveness."
Moscow's anxiety events in Armenia was caused by a political exacerbation, which began after signing by President Armen Sargsyan with the submission of Pashinian Decignment of the First Deputy Head of the Chief Staff of Tiran Khachatryan, who challenged the words of the Government's head of the Low Efficiency of Iskander.
After the publication of the presidential decree of Khachatryan, the General Staff said that the Prime Minister and the Armenian Government are not able to take adequate solutions in the crisis and fateful situation. "
This statement of the military prime minister regarded as an attempt by a military coup, the appeal of representatives of the General Staff of the Republic to resign. Pashinyan also called on his supporters to enter the Republic Square in the center of Yerevan. A little later, the Prime Minister announced the decision to dismiss the decision to send and the head of the General Staff of Onik Gasparyan. At the same time, the media reported that the decree on resignation of the Head of the General Staff was not yet signed by the President of the Republic of Sargsyan.
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