Today, it is up to our people as to what Armenia will have on April 3.

Opposition Prosperous Armenia Party Chairman and businessman MP Gagik Tsarukyan, who leads Tsarukyan Bloc in Sunday’s National Assembly election, told the aforesaid to reporters, after casting his ballot in the voting.

“Today, you need to vote for a [political] party that will make reforms, make changes [in Armenia],” added Tsarukyan. “Let whoever pledged to do work, to take the people out of this situation, answer. I said what I can do.”

Also, he stated yet again that he has numerous friends throughout the world, and who respect him, but added that a guarantor is needed in order for them to invest in Armenia.

Armenia is holding a parliamentary election for the first time since the new Constitution was approved through a referendum in December 2015. The new National Assembly will have 105 deputies, four of whom—representatives of ethnic minorities.

A total of 2,009 election precincts are open all through the country. This voting will be the only national one in the next five years, as Armenia is transitioning to a parliamentary republic.

Five political parties and four blocs are running for parliament. Political parties have to get 5 percent of votes, whereas the blocs need 7 percent to be elected to the National Assembly of Armenia.