Armenia s president refuses to back PM against military
President Armen Sarkissian refused to fire the army s chief of staff, despite Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan s claims that the military is attempting a coup.
Pashinyan finds himself increasingly isolated in the row with the military
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claims the military is plotting a coup. He has pledged to fire Onik Gasparyan, the chief of the armed forces general staff, after the military leaders demanded his resignation.
However, Pashinyan s order was deemed to be unconstitutional by attorneys and experts who studied it, the office of President Sarkissian said on Saturday.
The statement also said that the president is not protecting any political power and is guided by national interests.
Armenia in political crisis over PM s comments on Russian missiles
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan finds himself in trouble, with military leaders calling for his resignation. He, in turn, has claimed they are trying to oust him in a coup.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan s star has been falling for months, and calls for his resignation have only grown
It has been three months since Armenia s defeat to Azerbaijan in the conflict over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh enclave. The country remains politically unstable, and now high-ranking military figures such as Onik Gasparyan, chief of the armed forces general staff, are calling for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign.
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