Asked why he thinks the authorities refused to go to snap elections, Ishkhan Saghatelyan, a representative of the Armenia Supreme Body of the opposition Armenian Revolutionary Federation-ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party and coordinator of the opposition Homeland Salvation Movement, told reporters that the authorities probably tried to understand if they have ratings or not.

Saghatelyan said he’s certain that the authorities had conducted a survey and that this is enough to not go to snap elections and try to maintain power by force. He added that the only way for the authorities to maintain power is to strengthen power, try to repress the judiciary and have strong positions within power structures in this period, but will fail since they don’t assess the situation correctly.

“They clearly understand that they will suffer a crushing defeat during snap elections and will continue to speak on behalf of the people, but citizens didn’t cast their votes for them to come and lead the country to perdition,” he said.