YEREVAN. – Hraparak daily of Armenia writes: Unprecedented few MPs took part in the urgent sitting of [the majority] My Step [faction of the National Assembly (NA)] yesterday.
They were invited to discuss [My Step MP] Vahagn Hovakimyan’s draft on self-dissolution of the parliament without the resignation of the prime minister. But before that, it is necessary to make an amendment in the Constitution.
The [PM Nikol] Pashinyan supporters [in this faction] perceived the boycott of the [other My Step] MPs as an attitude to the idea of self-dissolution, so the issue was discussed briefly, and opinions were voiced that first, one should come to an agreement with the opposition on snap [parliamentary] elections, then think about dissolving the NA, since if the political forces boycott the snap elections, the crisis will deepen further.
[Subsequently,] the My Step [MPs] made a smooth transition to the amendments to the Electoral Code, the Laws on Parties.
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