On Tuesday, the I Have Honour opposition faction in the Armenian parliament announced that it is prepared to initiate an impeachment process against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
“We confirm that, at this moment, the most likely path to achieving a change of power is through a vote of no confidence in the prime minister.
“To avoid complicating the process with unnecessary political ambitions, we declare that we do not currently have a candidate for the prime ministerial post,” said faction leader Hayk Mamijanyan.
“We are ready to discuss a candidate and launch the no-confidence process without any preconditions,” he added.
Mr Mamijanyan stated that all six members of the faction had signed the motion. He also noted that the opposition Armenia faction had proposed former president Robert Kocharyan as a potential replacement, and that I Have Honour would support his candidacy.
According to Armenian law, to initiate the impeachment process, the opposition must nominate an alternative candidate for the position of prime minister.
A no-confidence motion requires the backing of at least 54 of the 107 members of parliament to pass.
Currently, the opposition factions, I Have Honour and Armenia, hold a combined 34 seats.
The ruling Civil Contract party controls 69 seats, with four additional MPs serving as independents.
