On September 10, Serzh Sargsyan, the third President of Armenia, stated that the issue of a change of power has always been on the agenda and remains so today. Sargsyan emphasized, "The most correct and optimal way to achieve this is to express a vote of no confidence in the Government and the Prime Minister, that is, to declare impeachment. Parliament is not only a place where they speak, it is also a place where they listen, and those who have ears will hear. Look at the international experience: yesterday, two major events took place in the world—in Nepal and in France. There are two ways to remove or impeach a cabinet that does not enjoy the trust of the people. One of them is the Nepalese way—through violence and murder, the other is the French way—through parliament. What should we offer our people?"

When asked why it was not possible to agree on this issue with the second President, Robert Kocharyan, Sargsyan replied, "I asked you not to ask questions about the second president. I have no concerns about the issue concerning me; I have always been afraid and still am afraid of the anti-Armenian policy of these capitulatory populists, which will bring many, many more difficulties to our people".

Answering a question about whether he feared being handed over to Baku at Azerbaijan’s request, Sargsyan stated, "If we go a little deeper into the reasoning, then if the Armenian people tolerate the fact that the one in power, violating the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, regardless of who this citizen is—me, Poghos or Petros—will extradite him to another country only and only because this citizen complied with the laws, the requirements of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, which the other side assessed as a crime, then what can I say in this case?" Regarding Prime Minister Pashinyan’s statement about a "steel mandate" and the potential imprisonment of oppositionists before elections, Sargsyan said, "Aren't they overcrowded now? There have never been so many political prisoners in the history of Armenia, and if this continues, their number will grow". When asked whether the Republican Party would participate in the next elections if they failed to achieve a change of power through impeachment, he noted that the time would come for a decision.