Armenia’s acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan urged all the lawyers present legal norms not allowing conduction of march two days before the official launch of the election campaign or carry out provincial visits, the PM stated speaking to reporters today.

He said his actions are not legally banned.

“Do you mean to say that the acting PM should not leave his office? Is any citizen restricted in conducting march any day he wants?” Pashinyan said, urging lawyers, and especially Republican ones, find any legal norm that restricts a citizen to conduct march any day he wants.

He said no one is banned to make campaign calls before the official campaign launches. “I have always contacted with people, I am doing it now and will do in future as well,” he said.

Asked about the nature of upcoming Saturday march in Yerevan, Pashinyan said, “It is of walking nature. Let them show me all the international norms which do not allow it. Let us stop groundless speeches. I call on all citizens of Armenia to vote for My Step bloc, what have I done now? Have I violated administrative resources? My election campaign started yet in 2007 and will continue till the end of my political activity,” he said.