
After the signing on November 10 of a trilateral ceasefire agreement in Nagorno-Karabakh, which in fact means the military surrender of Armenia, a political crisis began in the country. On the night when it became known about the agreements between Moscow, Baku and Yerevan, an angry crowd in the Armenian capital smashed the government and parliament buildings and beat Ararat Mirzoyan, speaker of the National Assembly; members of the ruling My Step party avoided even making statements, let alone appearing in public. Then several deputies left the faction, the HEAD of the Armenian Foreign Ministry and some other members of the government resigned.
Opposition calls for change of government
Now, hundreds of dissatisfied with the terms of the peace, which Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan agreed to, continue to gather in the center of Yerevan and demand his resignation. The police are detaining the participants of these actions - despite the end of the war, martial law continues to operate in Armenia.
At the same time, none of the opposition leaders announced their readiness to head the government - this is partly due to the fact that any politician who now comes to power will have to comply with the conditions of the criticized agreement.
Among the prominent figures of the Armenian opposition is the former head of the National Security Service of Armenia Artur Vanetsyan, a former associate of Nikol Pashinyan. In 2019, he went into opposition and announced the creation of the Rodina party. The Prosperous Armenia party, headed by millionaire Gagik Tsarukyan, is actively criticizing the prime minister. In addition, the Dashnaktsutyun party, the oldest in Armenia, is in favor of Nikol Pashinyan's resignation. However, the prime minister's opponents do not have a leader who would unite opposition forces and have impressive electoral support.