MP Arman Abovyan from the opposition Prosperous Armenia Party has reacted to the statement of the ruling My Step bloc’s parliamentary faction following a meeting with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Sunday.

The My Step faction said in the statement that the premier’s call for snap elections later in 2021 has not received support by either the parliamentary opposition or the public at large.

"Pashinyan's political team is again trying to lie ineptly, or rather they are lying in a shameless way,” he wrote on Facebook.

“Let me remind them that the parliamentary opposition, represented by the Prosperous Armenia faction and Gagik Tsarukyan personally, refused to discuss with Pashinyan ONLY the conditions for holding elections and the remaining issues (under the current regime), righteously demanding that Pashinyan step down without political bargaining.

“Moreover, Tsarukyan himself has repeatedly stated that there is no alternative to a change of government in Armenia and snap elections must be held after Pashinyan's resignation and the transitional period. So stop lying, it will not help you extend your grip on power,” Abovyan said.