Armenian president accepts resignation of government
23.04.2018,
19:56
Armenian president Armen Sarkissian signed on Monday a decree on the resignation of the government.
YEREVAN, April 23. /ARKA/. Armenian president Armen Sarkissian signed on Monday a decree on the resignation of the government.
According to Sarkissian’s press service, the president accepted the resignation of the government on the basis of Article 130 of the Constitution.
Armenia’s ex-president Serzh Sargsyan resigned as president on April 9. He was elected as prime minister during a special session of parliament on April 17 by a vote of 77 to 17, but announced his resignation today, bowing to pressure from tens of thousands of demonstrators who had taken to the streets and paralyzed the capital, Yerevan, to protest against his election.
According to Armenia’s amended constitution, approved in a national referendum in 2015, Armenia has switched the government from a semi-presidential to a parliamentary system making the presidency largely ceremonial and strengthening the office of the prime minister.--0-
According to Sarkissian’s press service, the president accepted the resignation of the government on the basis of Article 130 of the Constitution.
Armenia’s ex-president Serzh Sargsyan resigned as president on April 9. He was elected as prime minister during a special session of parliament on April 17 by a vote of 77 to 17, but announced his resignation today, bowing to pressure from tens of thousands of demonstrators who had taken to the streets and paralyzed the capital, Yerevan, to protest against his election.
According to Armenia’s amended constitution, approved in a national referendum in 2015, Armenia has switched the government from a semi-presidential to a parliamentary system making the presidency largely ceremonial and strengthening the office of the prime minister.--0-
