Armenian Resistance Movement to continue to seek power change

The Resistance movement coordinator, MP from ex-Armenian President Robert Kocharyan's Armenia bloc, Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) member Ishkhan Saghatelyan, has said that the movement, consisting of two opposition factions in the Armenian parliament, will continue seeking a change of government.

Saghatelyan made the remarks during recent public discussions, Caliber.Az reports with reference to the Armenian media.

"We received mandates from hundreds of thousands of our citizens to protect Armenia's interests. The current government and the parliamentary majority not only do not serve the country's interests but also work against them, creating new threats for us," the politician said.

The Armenia and I Have Honour factions do not participate in the autumn session of the parliament that opened on September 12, still boycotting the sessions.

Moreover, they actually announced a new format of political struggle - public discussions involving various social and political forces.

While speaking at the first discussion in this format, Saghatelyan noted that "the primary and real agenda is to ensure the security and independence of Armenia and Karabakh".

He added that the parliament is incapable of coping with this task.

He compared Armenia to a ship and its leadership to a captain leading a ship to wreck.

In the current situation, the opposition's main task is to form a new government and draw up a programme to save the country.

He noted that the Resistance movement had become a platform for discussing ideas for a way out of the current situation.

"The movement has recently managed to convince the international community that the authorities do not have a mandate to make new concessions or sign a new capitulation under the pretext of peace," Saghatelyan added.

The movement held regular rallies, marches and actions of disobedience in May and June 2022, demanding the resignation of the government led by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.