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Government, Opposition Claim Each Other’s Reluctance To Have Snap Elections
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A senior pro-government lawmaker and an opposition faction leader have blamed each other for reluctance to have snap elections despite their public statements about the need to resolve the political crisis brought on by Armenia’s defeat in last year’s war against Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Deputy Parliament Speaker Alen Simonian, who represents the majority My Step alliance, told media on Wednesday that he did not consider that Bright Armenia, one of two opposition factions in the Armenian parliament, is genuinely in favor of holding early elections.
During a news briefing at the National Assembly, Simonian said that Bright Armenia would find many reasons to avoid snap elections.