Several opposition political parties in Armenia have demanded the resignation of the government and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. They also called for the creation of a military-political body that will be able to resolve the current situation in the country. 17 parties came up with a proposal because of the fighting in Karabakh and the inability of the authorities to cope with the problems.
«To prevent irrecoverable losses, the voluntary resignation of Prime Minister Pashinyan and his cabinet is necessary, as well as the urgent creation of a new executive body capable of making a breakthrough in the situation, solving military-political problems.», - said in a joint statement of the parties.
Resignation was demanded by the parties "Freedom", "National Security", "National Agenda", "National Democratic Union", "National Accord", "Alliance", "Prosperous Armenia", "Democratic Alternative", "Yerkir Tsirani", ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" "," Solidarity "," National Liberal Union of Armenia ", Republican Party of Armenia," Christian Democratic Union of Armenia "," Fatherland "," One Armenia "," Union "Constitutional Law".
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on the morning of September 27. Baku and Yerevan accused each other of shelling border settlements, calling the attack of the opposite side the cause of the conflict. Martial law has been declared in the countries and mobilization has been declared. The parties to the conflict several times reached ceasefire agreements, but they were violated several hours later.
On October 31, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin asking for help. In his address, the Armenian leader noted that he wants to soon hold consultations between the states, at which it would be possible to discuss possible support from Moscow. The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that Russia will support Armenia if hostilities begin to take place on the territory of the republic.
In early November, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said at a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu that Armenia had actually admitted defeat. According to him, this is indicated by a letter from Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request for help.
