Armen Sarkissian ready to announce his decision
12.02.2018,
18:57
Armenia’s ambassador to UK Armen Sarkissian, nominated by the ruling Republican Party of Armenia as its presidential candidate, said today he was ready to meet with president Serzh Sargsyan to announce whether he accepted the latter’s offer or not.
YEREVAN, February 12. /ARKA/. Armenia’s ambassador to UK Armen Sarkissian, nominated by the ruling Republican Party of Armenia as its presidential candidate, said today he was ready to meet with president Serzh Sargsyan to announce whether he accepted the latter’s offer or not.
Serzh Sargsyan asked Armen Sarkissian on January 19 to run as the candidate of the Republican Party of Armenia for the post of president. The ambassador asked for some time to hold meetings with various political forces both in parliament and outside before making the final decision.
In a televised interview to the local Shant TV today Armen Sarkissian said he was ready to meet the president and has a clear idea not only about his duties, which are clearly formulated in the Constitution, but also on current issues and their possible solutions.
"Every Armenian in Armenia, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and Diaspora wants our homeland to move forward after 26 years of victories, successes, as well as difficulties and even some setbacks, to a more democratic, stronger and powerful Armenia, and also for a victorious ending of the Karabakh conflict,’ Sargsyan said.
Under a package of constitutional reforms, endorsed in a national referendum in 2015, Armenia will change the governance system of the country from a semi-presidential to a parliamentary republic in 2018 April after president Sargsyan steps down.
The president of Armenia, whose powers will be significantly curtailed, will be elected for a term of seven years (instead of the current five) by the parliament, not in a national vote. Presidents will be limited to one term of office.
To be elected in the first round the candidate must be backed by three-fourths of votes. If this cannot be done, the candidate must be elected by three-fifths of votes. According to the new constitution, the president of Armenia will be head of state, embodying national unity and ensuring the observance of the Constitution. The president cannot be a member of a political party.
Under the approved changes the president is to appoint a candidate for prime minister from the party or party bloc that wins parliamentary elections. If parliamentary forces are unable to agree on the candidacy of the head of government, parliament is to be dissolved. A vote of no-confidence in the prime minister can be passed no sooner than a year after their appointment. The armed forces are subordinated to the government, and the prime minister is the supreme commander of the armed forces in times of war.-0---
Serzh Sargsyan asked Armen Sarkissian on January 19 to run as the candidate of the Republican Party of Armenia for the post of president. The ambassador asked for some time to hold meetings with various political forces both in parliament and outside before making the final decision.
In a televised interview to the local Shant TV today Armen Sarkissian said he was ready to meet the president and has a clear idea not only about his duties, which are clearly formulated in the Constitution, but also on current issues and their possible solutions.
"Every Armenian in Armenia, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and Diaspora wants our homeland to move forward after 26 years of victories, successes, as well as difficulties and even some setbacks, to a more democratic, stronger and powerful Armenia, and also for a victorious ending of the Karabakh conflict,’ Sargsyan said.
Under a package of constitutional reforms, endorsed in a national referendum in 2015, Armenia will change the governance system of the country from a semi-presidential to a parliamentary republic in 2018 April after president Sargsyan steps down.
The president of Armenia, whose powers will be significantly curtailed, will be elected for a term of seven years (instead of the current five) by the parliament, not in a national vote. Presidents will be limited to one term of office.
To be elected in the first round the candidate must be backed by three-fourths of votes. If this cannot be done, the candidate must be elected by three-fifths of votes. According to the new constitution, the president of Armenia will be head of state, embodying national unity and ensuring the observance of the Constitution. The president cannot be a member of a political party.
Under the approved changes the president is to appoint a candidate for prime minister from the party or party bloc that wins parliamentary elections. If parliamentary forces are unable to agree on the candidacy of the head of government, parliament is to be dissolved. A vote of no-confidence in the prime minister can be passed no sooner than a year after their appointment. The armed forces are subordinated to the government, and the prime minister is the supreme commander of the armed forces in times of war.-0---
