Pashinyan just won in June — why is he calling for snap elections?
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has suggested that his government might call for snap elections, despite being elected five months earlier. He hopes the elections would help his party, Civil Contract, secure a constitutional majority in parliament in order to pursue constitutional amendments — an Azerbaijani precondition for a peace deal.
This week, host Mariam Nikuradze, editor Yousef Bardouka, and staff writer Ani Ghulinyan got together to discuss the implications of a snap election, its likelihood, and what amendments to the constitution could look like.
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