YEREVAN. – Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) leader Gagik Tsarukyan’s announcement that he will make 100,000 people take to the streets, and because of the authorities’ words that are not right for them, is direct blackmail to the authorities, state, and national security.

Ruling Republican Party of Armenia National Assembly (RPA NA) Faction member Gagik Minasyan told the aforementioned to reporters, and added that such blackmail is unacceptable.

In the RPA MP’s words, this statement by the PAP chairman should be taken very seriously, and relevant assessments need to be made.

As per Minasyan, they will either seek a civilized solution to all matters, or there may be unwelcome developments, which will be beneficial for the Western and Eastern countries.

As reported earlier, speaking at Thursday’s meeting of the board of RPA, President Serzh Sargsyan, who is also chairman of the RPA Board, had stated that PAP Chairman, MP and oligarch Gagik Tsarukyan the political player had become a vice for the country. He also relieved the PAP leader from his status as a National Security Council member, and promised that a process will begin in connection with Tsarukyan’s frequent absence from the NA sessions.

In response to President Sargsyan’s remarks, Gagik Tsarukyan on Friday stated that the incumbent authorities must be removed from power immediately. Reflecting on Sargsyan having him removed from the NSC, the PAP leader noted that he had not formally left this council earlier solely because of the President’s personal human request. As for the plans to strip him of his parliamentary mandate, Tsarukyan said the important thing for him is the trust of the Armenian citizens, and therefore he possesses the most important mandate. In addition, the Prosperous Armenia Party chairman urged to achieve Serzh Sargsyan’s resignation by way of lawful political methods.