The Social Democrat Hnchak Party of Armenia has called on acting Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan to relinquish his powers and see to it that his Republican Party of Armenia, which enjoys a parliamentary majority, elects the “people’s candidate” for the post.

“Doing otherwise can lead to dangerous consequences from which there is no return,” read the Hnchak Party statement.

Anti-government protest leader Nikol Pashinyan says Armenia’s new prime minister cannot be a member of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and must be a candidate chosen by the people.

Protesters have already forced the resignation of Serzh Sargsyan as prime minister and now have their sights set on the RPA which has governed Armenia for the past twenty years, under the tenures of presidents Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan.