The ruling coalition broke up in Armenia

The Armenian Revolutionary Federation "Dashnaktsutyun" left the coalition with the ruling Republican Party of Armenia. It is reported by Radio Azatutyun.

Such a step in the statement of Dashnaktsutyun is explained by the desire to create the conditions for the formation of the Prime Minister, headed by the Prime Minister, who will be proposed by the protesters, so that this government will organize and hold extraordinary parliamentary elections.

It was precisely such purposes that the leader of the protests Nikol Pashinyan, the chairman of the Civil Treaty Party, which is part of the Opposition Alliance of the Elk Civil Treaty, has previously stated.

In the evening, reports the "Caucasian Knot", members of the National Assembly from the "Christmas tree" unanimously nominated Pashinyan as a candidate for the premiere.

Despite the exit of Dashnaktsutyun from the coalition, the Republican Party has a sufficient number of votes in the National Assembly in order to choose a new prime minister without the support of the allies. Republicans have 58 mandates in the 105-seater parliament; Meanwhile, 53 votes will be enough for the election of the prime minister.

Nevertheless, Pashinyan calls the removal of the Republicans from the authorities the next task of the ongoing velvet revolution. In the morning, in an interview with Radio Azatutyun, the opposition leader said that, despite the majority that the ruling party has in parliament, a representative of the protesters should become a new prime minister. “But here the problem is again that members of the RPA will not vote for this candidate,” the interviewer said. “Well, you know, do they want to resolve this situation or not? What do they want to do? They are not power in Armenia and should not be it, that's all,” objected Pashinyan.

Also in the morning on Wednesday, the opposition leader met with ambassadors of the European Union in Yerevan. Further, Pashinyan said, meetings with the ambassadors of Russia and the USA are supposed.

Meanwhile, Armenpress reports that the former Prime Minister of Armenia Serge Sargsyan, who retired two days ago under pressure a protester, but retained the post of chairman of the Republican Party, sent an invitation to the meeting in the evening. “Although I intended to interfere in political processes after my resignation, now I think that I was obliged to do this,” said Sargsyan. The leader of the parliamentary faction of the Republicans Vagram Baghdasaryan told Radio Azatutyun that the meeting, in all likelihood, will take place before the end of the day.

In the morning on Wednesday, mass protests against the Republican Party continue throughout the country. On April 25, Pashinyan and the Elk supported at least six opposition parties.

In the afternoon, the acting was resigned Minister of Sports and Youth Rostomyan, a supporter of the prosperous Armenia that is not included in the coalition of the party. "My colleagues from the Republican Party and" Dashnaktsutyun "I urge without hesitation to join the people and submit to their requirements," the official said.

Rumors about the resignation of the acting Republican Premiere Karen Karapetyan. However, the politician denied them.