On October 24, Alen Simonyan, the Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, sharply criticized the parliamentary opposition during a session, accusing them of underestimating the Armenian people. Addressing opposition deputies, Simonyan stated, "The opposition shouldn’t consider the Armenian people insane. This is precisely why you aren’t elected and don’t get votes. It’s shameful. You’ve proven that when you don’t wield the levers of power, your effectiveness is zero." He added that the ruling Civil Contract party had completely "crushed" the opposition, declaring, "We’ve crushed you all. You’re an endangered species." Simonyan further remarked that Armenia’s second president, Robert Kocharyan, the ARF Dashnaktsutyun, and certain representatives of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA)—individuals whom, he noted, the country’s third president, Serzh Sargsyan, "knows very well"—had supported the revolution.

Later, in a conversation with journalists in parliament on the same day, Simonyan commented on whether the government viewed Masis community leader David Hambardzumyan, who had been sentenced to six years and three months in prison, as a threat. "I’ll be frank and say no," the Speaker stated. He also dismissed speculation about a potential consolidation around Hambardzumyan, noting that elections were just six months away. "What’s going on? Six months from now, elections—not to mention the Republican Party of Armenia, which entered parliament by force, using money, and with criminal cases related to it," Simonyan emphasized. Regarding a possible no-confidence motion against the prime minister, the Speaker remarked that the opposition was incapable of even collecting the necessary signatures to initiate the process.