The leader of the powerful Armenia party, Samvel Karpetyan, told reporters that he does not believe in Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's intention to hold early elections for the National Assembly. "Even under threat of execution, Pashinyan will not go to early elections. He barely got 49% after spending a billion dollars," he said. Karaftian also referred to Pashinyan's statement yesterday that Armenia needs a state-oriented opposition. According to the leader of "Strong Armenia", the country actually needs a state-oriented government, since the opposition representatives are always statists.