Armenian parliament dissolved to allow early elections

On May 10, the National Assembly of Armenia did not elect a prime minister for the second time, thus meeting the necessary condition for the parliament to dissolve itself. As per the country’s constitution, in order to hold early parliamentary elections, after the resignation of the head of the Cabinet, the National Assembly must fail to elect a new prime minister twice. [...] The procedure for electing, or rather, non-electing, the prime minister was formal – it was announced in advance that early parliamentary elections would be held on June 20 following the agreement between the ruling bloc and two opposition parties to hold early elections in order to overcome the political crisis in the country. A political crisis in Armenia occurred after the end of the second Karabakh in the fall of 2020. Immediately after the defeat of Armenia, the opposition demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who, in turn, stated that he was elected by the will of all citizens of the country and would not leave upon the request of the supporters of the opposition. There was only one way out of out the crisis – to hold early elections.
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