Ultimatum to Pashinyan. The Armenian Prime Minister was given until Tuesday
Protests have resumed in Armenia demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, whom opponents blame for the defeat in the war for Karabakh. Experts, however, do not have a consensus on Pashinyan’s future fate.
Kommersant writes about this, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
Thus, yesterday’s protests in Yerevan took place under the slogans “Nikol is a traitor!” and “Nikol, go away!” In addition, an ultimatum was read out demanding that he resign before 12:00 Tuesday, December 8. Otherwise, the opposition threatens actions of disobedience throughout the country.
“The situation in the country is extremely unstable. Prime Minister Pashinyan is so weak that, despite the opposition’s earlier mistakes, he is unlikely to be able to retain power,” predicts Armenian expert Grant Mikaelyan.
At the same time, leading researcher at MGIMO University of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sergei Markedonov, calls not to rush to such conclusions.
“Nikol Pashinyan has indeed lost legitimacy in the eyes of a significant part of Armenian society, which refused to trust him. However, at the same time, we observe a clear gap between the legitimacy and legality of the current prime minister, who came to power through legal means. Considering that the authorities - parliament, government, courts are in the hands of his supporters, it will be very difficult to remove him from power, observing a legitimate procedure. Thus, the Armenian opposition will be forced to solve a difficult problem: how to achieve a change of power through a constitutional means, avoiding civil confrontation,” Markedonov believes.
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