Closed Meeting with the Prime Minister: About 20 MPs Ready to Leave 'My Step' Party

According to the newspaper 'Patt', the Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a closed meeting with the members of the 'My Step' faction of the National Assembly late into the night the day before in the parliamentary session hall, with even security personnel ordered to leave the area.

Pashinyan stated that he trusts his team and knows that they can withstand this turbulent phase. Our source reveals that he appeared quite dissatisfied and mentioned that if there are more members leaving the faction, they can openly inform him about it.

As a backup option, the issue of holding snap elections was discussed. Pashinyan noted that he is ready to resign if there is a consensus around one single candidate within the team, insisting that he does not want to nominate anyone as a candidate.

Currently, our sources indicate that there are about 20 MPs within the ruling faction who are prepared to leave and support an opposition candidate if a new PM candidate is nominated by the Prime Minister.

Read the full article in today's issue of the newspaper.