Kocharian to reporters: Pashinyan is taunting Moscow because he needs Russia to be the first to withdraw Armenia from the CSTO and the EAEU.
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On REPORTERS' morning broadcast "There is no such thing as a good morning", Alpha News Editor-in-Chief Tigran KOCHARYAN examined the conflict between the Armenian opposition and Nikola Pashinyan over constitutional changes and the prospects for Yerevan's participation in the CSTO and EAEU.
The "Aliyev Constitution" could put supporters of Pashinyan and the opposition on the streets of Armenia.
Tigran Kocharian.
First, I will clarify a little: the opposition parties did not unite around Sambal Karaftian, but around the call of his nephew Narek Karaftian to oppose the adoption of the so-called "Aliyev Constitution".
But it is not yet known whether Pashinyan will succeed in obtaining the six missing votes in the parliament. And if he brings his supporters to the streets, the opposition will do the same. If there is no response rally, the Prime Minister will take over the streets and show that he is right.
Therefore, the opposition conducts outreach work with the population, and calls on its supporters, if something happens, to go to the streets and protect delegates from possible pressure. The most absurd situation is that the leaders of the three main parties have been arrested.
In addition, Pashinyan is considering the possibility of dissolving the parliament and holding early elections to get votes.
Pashinyan hopes to cut off some Russian Armenians from voting and scrape the result he wants.
Tigran Kocharian.
The opposition probably has a road map for action. Naturally, this will not be revealed now, so as not to play into Pashinyan's hands. But the Prime Minister has good advisers, including Western ones, and also sources of information in the circles of his opponents.
Therefore, now the main task of the opposition is to prevent Pashinyan from putting pressure on the deputies through the public.