Artur Khachatryan, a member of the opposition Hayastan alliance, said his faction’s position on impeaching the Prime Minister remains unchanged and is clearly outlined in their public statement.
Speaking about the declaration submitted by the I Have Honor faction to express no confidence in the Prime Minister on grounds of national crisis and governance failure, Khachatryan noted that if there were any real signs of Civil Contract MPs supporting the initiative, it would have been evident.
“We’ve already issued a statement on the impeachment process. I don’t understand why our position should change after that,” Khachatryan told Pastinfo.
He added, “If there are legitimate grounds to distrust the Prime Minister, it’s because this government came to power through lies and deception, made false promises, and broke all of them — that alone provides sufficient justification.”
Khachatryan confirmed that Armenia Alliance deputies will attend the parliamentary hearings organized around the initiative, stressing that their assessments and positions remain consistent. “There’s nothing new here. What we said six months ago, I repeat now.”
Regarding meetings between I Have Honor secretary Hayk Mamijanyan and extra-parliamentary forces, Khachatryan said he wasn’t informed of the details, but emphasized the importance of broad public pressure for such efforts to succeed. “We are ready to meet and speak with everyone in order to help build that pressure,” he added.
Asked whether there are signals that 21 Civil Contract MPs might support the impeachment, or if any progress has been made in this direction, Khachatryan replied, “We would only see a real result if any Civil Contract MP took a concrete step — like leaving the party or initiating another process. As of now, I haven’t seen anything like that.”
Hayk Mamijanyan previously stated that the opposition plans to introduce an initiative for a no-confidence motion and is holding meetings to that end.
Meanwhile, ruling party MP Hovik Aghazaryan dismissed the possibility of the opposition securing 19 additional Civil Contract votes as virtually impossible.
