The National Assembly (NA) of Armenia Council meeting scheduled for 11am did not take place due to the lack of quorum.

None of the majority My Step faction MPs who are members of the NA Council attended the meeting.

Edmon Marukyan, chairman of the opposition Bright Armenia Party and head of its parliamentary faction, expressed his dissatisfaction to the NA speaker's adviser that even he did not attend this meeting.

The MPs of the opposition Prosperous Armenia faction, however, were in attendance to the meeting.

On Thursday, the opposition Bright Armenia and Prosperous Armenia factions came up with the initiative to convene a special session of the NA, but the NA Council meeting to discuss this matter did not take place again due to the absence of the My Step MPs. The opposition factions want to convene a special session of the NA to lift the current martial law and discuss the current political situation in Armenia.

On Thursday morning, the General Staff of the Armed Forces issued a statement in which the high-ranking military officials demanded the resignation of PM Nikol Pashinyan and his government. According to the General Staff, the PM and his government are no longer be able to make good decisions. Pashinyan, however, considered the move as an "attempt at a military coup" and called on his supporters to gather at Republic Square in downtown Yerevan.

After their rally Thursday at Liberty Square in downtown Yerevan, the opposition demanding Pashinyan’s resignation marched to Marshal Baghramyan Avenue, continued their respective protest in front of the National Assembly, after which they announced that they would pitch tents and spend the night on Marshal Baghramyan Avenue.