On 23 June, the leader of the “I have honour” bloc Artur Vanetsyan stated that he would enter the parliament if he’s bloc decides to accept their mandates.

“If a decision is made and the bloc accepts the mandates and enters the parliament, I will definitely not leave my team alone, I will go to the parliament and continue our fight in the parliament. Sadly, not accepting the mandates does not create any legal consequences for the activity of the parliament,” he said. Vanetsyan added that he and the bloc has not diverted from their principles and will operate in the opposition field. 

He also emphasised that the relation between him and Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan would be mirror-like. “I saw a flow of threats with simply milder formulations and more beautiful words… I don't want to, and I can’t believe his words,” he said in relation to Pashinyan’s calls after the elections (Caucasus Watch reported). “If he (Pashinyan) tries to bring reconciliation, calmness to the country, I will only be happy. The time will show,” he added. 

Vanetsyan was also asked if it was a mistake that his bloc rejected the alliance proposal of the Armenian National Congress leader Levon-Ter Petrosyan to form an alliance with his bloc partner Serzh Sargsyan and “Armenia” bloc leader Robert Kocharyan to go as a unified opposition in the elections. "We don't know what would have happened as they did not unite. We cannot make predictions now. All made mistakes which resulted in today’s situation. We must understand how to continue to correct these mistakes and manage to find solutions,” Vanetsyan replied.

The leader of the Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan also came with a public statement, saying that his party would do anything possible to help Armenia overcome the post-war crisis. “After the snap parliamentary elections held this year, Prosperous Armenia Party won’t be represented in parliament, but this doesn’t mean that we must not be involved in politics. Our offices will be open, and the team will work with the people. Mandates are not the important thing. We presented issues related to national security, the social-economic situation of the people and prevention of emigration during our election campaign. We presented the reality. We will continue our efforts. Those who cast their votes in our favour weren’t wrong. Life goes on,” he stated.

In the meantime, the winner of the elections Nikol Pashinyan met the leader of Bright Armenia party Edmon Marukyan to discuss issues related to the consolidation of capacities and potentials, as well as opportunities for future cooperation. Dear Mr Marukyan, first I am thankful for accepting the invitation. I want to say that I followed the pre-election campaign of “Bright Armenia’’ Party as much as I was able and, frankly speaking, I regret for that ‘’Bright Armenia’’ Party did not overcome the threshold for entering the National Assembly, because the party has its place and had a role in the political life of the recent years. Today I would also like to hear your opinions over the future of the political life, and I also would like to hear what kind of solutions you see, so that the Government and extra-parliamentary opposition, including “Bright Armenia’’ Party have a high level of reciprocal contact,” Pashinyan was quoted saying during the meeting.