Former Armenian President and Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) leader Serzh Sargsyan has stated that his party remains firmly committed to initiating a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Speaking about agreements reached in Washington, Sargsyan emphasized the importance of political consolidation.
“Pashinyan has fulfilled another of Azerbaijan’s demands,” he said, as quoted by RFE/RL
He further argued that the ongoing capitulation can only be halted by changing the authorities who were responsible for signing such agreements.
Sargsyan noted that while the RPA has been consistently advancing the impeachment agenda, it has so far been unable to secure broad political backing for the initiative. He also did not rule out the possibility of street protests.
When asked whether the RPA would participate in the 2026 elections and in what format, Sargsyan said the opposition party had not yet made a final decision.
“Our agenda is focused on expressing no-confidence. The rest will follow,” he added.
Commenting on potential cooperation with philanthropist and businessman Samvel Karapetyan, Sargsyan said the RPA is open to working with any opposition force, provided the form and methods of such collaboration are acceptable to the party.
“As for Mr. Samvel Karapetyan, let me state openly that I personally asked him to acquire Electric Networks of Armenia from another Russian company, because the network was in poor shape and we needed someone who genuinely cared, someone willing to invest long-term without immediately seeking profit. Up until 2018, Samvel Karapetyan did just that. I don’t know if it continued afterward, though I believe it did,” Sargsyan said.
Earlier, Karapetyan’s nephew Narek Karapetyan said the new political force being founded by the businessman does not intend to cooperate with teams of former presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Robert Kocharyan.
Sargsyan declined to comment on possible cooperation with Robert Kocharyan, stating, “I’ve asked at least twice not to be questioned about Robert Kocharyan. Leave him in peace. As for the impeachment process, we will continue. And who can rule out new allies? They attribute this thought to U.S. President Roosevelt’s wife: ‘It’s better to light a candle than curse the darkness.’ Meaning—it’s better to sign one petition than eternally curse this government.”
