On March 1, Radical opposition Armenian National Congress announced its plan of actions, according to which snap presidential elections would be held this summer in Armenia. Representatives of ANC non-member parties have stated that they do not see any prerequisites for early elections, however, almost all the parties are reshuffling positions, and, generally, they seem to be getting ready for election campaigns.

“Economic issues have seriously affected Armenia, foreign transfers have decreased, Armenia’s economic counter-measures have proved to be neither dynamic nor effective. All those factors can raise public discontent. Foreign political issues, say, Armenia-Turkey negotiations and the Karabakh issue, might be another factor to cause tensions.”