Manukyan: Parliament to mull extraordinary meeting on Feb. 26February 26, 2021 - 11:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Council of the National Assembly of Armenia will meet in the morning of Friday, February 26 to discuss the demand of the parliamentary opposition to convene an extraordinary meeting of the parliament, opposition candidate for PM Vazgen Manukyan reports. Manukyan said 35 signatures necessary for holding an extraordinary meeting have been collected. The supporters of the PM candidate's had barricaded Baghramyan street, which houses the parliament, on Thursday and spent the night there. He said Friday that the Homeland Salvation Movement will organize a march and will be back on Baghramyan Avenue during the National Assembly session at 4:00pm or 6:00pm. According to Manukyan, the authorities have lost "almost 90%" of all they had, “they have no support, they are in agony,” and that there must be a nationwide movement. He also revealed that demonstrators from the country's provinces will join the movement on Friday. The Movement issued a statement on Friday morning, summoning supporters to rally in front of the National Assembly at 1:00pm. Armenia is facing a serious political crisis after the country's top military brass demanded Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation. The PM, however, claims he had already dismissed the chief of the Army General Staff. The parliamentary opposition has already weighed in on the matter, urging against bloodshed and calling for a peaceful transition of power. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. |