YEREVAN. - The delegation of the oppositional Armenian National Congress (ANC) presented the arguments in favor of snap parliamentary and presidential elections to the ruling coalition, ANC coordinator Levon Zurabyan told reporters on Tuesday, following a regular round of talks between the ANC and the ruling coalition. He recalled the dialogue started with this issue on the agenda.

According to him, the need for early elections is dictated by legal and political illegitimacy of the incumbent authorities.

“This system was formed due to widespread violations during the elections. The authorities even used force against own people, violating the Constitution,” he added.

He emphasized that the ANC presented the list of 76 Armenian MPs who are engaged in business, which is a violation of constitution either.

The talks between the Armenian National Congress and the authorities last for five hours.