Governor of Armavir province Gagik Mirijanyan has tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

The Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) has proposed to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to hold early elections of parliament in May, 2019, in which case they can also discuss their non-nomination of a candidate for prime minister, according to HHK Vice-President Armen Ashotyan.

France will pay “national homage” to French-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour after he passed away this week aged 94, France24 reported.

A consensus was not reached as result of the discussion between the Prime Minister and parliamentary factions, Yelk faction MP Edmon Marukyan told reporters today.

The Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) doesn’t yet have an official decision on not nominating a candidate for Prime Minister, Member of Parliament/Deputy Speaker of Parliament Michael Melkumyan, representing the Tsarukyan faction, told reporters today.

Armenian President Armen Sarkissian, currently on a working visit to the United States, is closely following the ongoing developments in Armenia, according to his office.

President Armen Sarkissian has signed orders on dismissing ministers representing the Prosperous Armenia and ARF political parties at the recommendation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

The dirge ceremony of the legendary chansonnier Charles Aznavour will take place on October 5, in Paris, Hôtel des Invalides.

Then Pashinyan introduced the procedure of adoption of the draft, which president Armen Sarkissian should sign in the period of 21 days and asked people to authorize him to ask the president not to sign it, after which he’ll resign. After it, if the NA doesn’t elect a PM twice, snap parliamentary elections will be held.

A criminal case was initiated in the Investigative Division of Shengavit administrative district of Yerevan Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee on stabbing five persons.