Pashinyan’s government to be provisional, but it should carry out substantial reforms in Armenia
10.05.2018,
14:20
The government of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will be provisional, but it must run substantial reforms in the country, Bagrat Asatryan, former head of the Central Bank of Armenia told journalists on Thursday.
YEREVAN, May 10. /ARKA/. The government of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will be provisional, but it must run substantial reforms in the country, Bagrat Asatryan, former head of the Central Bank of Armenia told journalists on Thursday.
Now the country faces many social, economic, migration and security problems, he said, and the interim government should start solving them.
“It is already clear that the government will be provisional and that expectations are very high, and therefore it will be very important to form a team enjoying public’s confidence,” Asatryan said stressing that young people should dominate the team.
First of all, he said, the authorities should amend the Electoral Code and the structure of the government.
In his opinion, Armenia can’t afford to have three vice-premiers and 18 ministries – the optimal number of ministries should be 10 to 12.
He also thinks that the authorities should be cautious in their HR policy – they should use skills of specialists.
On April 23, Serzh Sargsyan, who was appointed by the Armenian parliament as prime minister amid widespread disaffection for him, resigned under the pressure of mass protests against his premiership. On the same day, Armen Sarkissian, Armenian president accepted the government’s resignation.
On May 8, the National Assembly elected Nikol Pashinyan as prime minister by a majority of votes - 59 MPs voted for him and 42 voted against him. -0---
Now the country faces many social, economic, migration and security problems, he said, and the interim government should start solving them.
“It is already clear that the government will be provisional and that expectations are very high, and therefore it will be very important to form a team enjoying public’s confidence,” Asatryan said stressing that young people should dominate the team.
First of all, he said, the authorities should amend the Electoral Code and the structure of the government.
In his opinion, Armenia can’t afford to have three vice-premiers and 18 ministries – the optimal number of ministries should be 10 to 12.
He also thinks that the authorities should be cautious in their HR policy – they should use skills of specialists.
On April 23, Serzh Sargsyan, who was appointed by the Armenian parliament as prime minister amid widespread disaffection for him, resigned under the pressure of mass protests against his premiership. On the same day, Armen Sarkissian, Armenian president accepted the government’s resignation.
On May 8, the National Assembly elected Nikol Pashinyan as prime minister by a majority of votes - 59 MPs voted for him and 42 voted against him. -0---
