YEREVAN.- Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan shed light on the details of the meeting with the head of the faction of the Republican Party of Armenia Vahram Baghdasaryan.

It was the first contact with the representative of RPA concerning holding early parliamentary elections, Pashinyan told reporters after the meeting. An exchange of views took place and the parties agreed to start negotiations, Pashinyan said, adding that it is impossible to come to a decision after one meeting.

The prime minister noted that they believe that elections should be held as soon as possible, within 2-3 months. Commenting on the fact that "My step" can get 80% in this case, Pashinyan noted that this can not happen, because according to the current Constitution, one third of the parliament should be the opposition. That is, even if one of the forces gains 80%, the opposition will not be less than it is today.

“1/3 of the National Assembly has to represent opposition. Instead, we will have the situation when the Government will have parliamentary majority and it will give an opportunity to act freely and engage in the solution of the country’s problems. We will have legitimate authorities and legitimate minority. Even if the 2nd party collects 5% of the votes, its representation will be increased to 1/3 with the help of the bonus system”, Pashinyan emphasized.

He informed that at the moment the Republican Party has not given consent on holding early parliamentary elections.

Vahram Baghdasaryan noted that they have agreed with the PM to continue with the negotiations. He added that if one political force is against early parliamentary elections, elections should not be held, since the future parliament has to reflect the wish of all the forces.

According to him, the Republican Party will start preparations for the next parliamentary elections and time will show if these elections will be early or regular.