Opposition Movement Leadership: Tsarukyan Has Almost Withdrawn from the Struggle

Confidence in Gagik Tsarukyan, the leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK), is waning within the Homeland Salvation Movement. Although Tsarukyan has not yet confirmed whether he accepts Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's invitation to discuss early elections, BHK parliament members informed us yesterday.

However, Tsarukyan's opposition colleagues believe that following the announcement by the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Pashinyan's proposal should be categorically and unequivocally rejected, rather than leaving room for negotiations. According to our sources, the BHK leader envisions a resolution to the current situation through early elections, believing he can at least maintain his current mandate status, if not improve it. By reaching an agreement with Pashinyan, he believes that economic and tax amnesties could be on the table, and criminal cases against him would be dropped.

Moreover, he thinks that any success in