Republican Party of Armenia wants to go into opposition
04.05.2018,
12:50
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia intends to go into opposition, Armen Ashotyan, the head of the Armenian National Assembly’s committee on foreign relations, said in an interview with The Washington Post.
YEREVAN, May 4. /ARKA/. The ruling Republican Party of Armenia intends to go into opposition, Armen Ashotyan, the head of the Armenian National Assembly’s committee on foreign relations, said in an interview with The Washington Post.
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 1, the parliament failed to elect opposition protest leader Nikol Pashinyan - 45 MPs voted for him, while 56 voted against.
On May 2, the faction of ruling Republican Party, under a massive pressure of people’s civil defiance actions, stated that it will vote for a candidate nominated by one third of the parliament.
The Armenian parliament will again gather in a week to try and elect a prime minister. If it fails, the National Assembly will be dissolved and early elections called.
“If Nikol Pashinyan becomes premier, then the Republican party of Armenia will go into opposition and will consider itself as opposition despite it dominates the parliament, since sees no common grounds for cooperation with the government headed by Nikol Pashinyan,” Ashotyan said.
He also ruled out any probability of involvement in a new government composed by Pashinyan.
“The Republican Party of Armenia will not be a part of the new government,” he said. “I personally find it impossible to cooperate with the new political forces that came to power in Armenia.” -0----
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 1, the parliament failed to elect opposition protest leader Nikol Pashinyan - 45 MPs voted for him, while 56 voted against.
On May 2, the faction of ruling Republican Party, under a massive pressure of people’s civil defiance actions, stated that it will vote for a candidate nominated by one third of the parliament.
The Armenian parliament will again gather in a week to try and elect a prime minister. If it fails, the National Assembly will be dissolved and early elections called.
“If Nikol Pashinyan becomes premier, then the Republican party of Armenia will go into opposition and will consider itself as opposition despite it dominates the parliament, since sees no common grounds for cooperation with the government headed by Nikol Pashinyan,” Ashotyan said.
He also ruled out any probability of involvement in a new government composed by Pashinyan.
“The Republican Party of Armenia will not be a part of the new government,” he said. “I personally find it impossible to cooperate with the new political forces that came to power in Armenia.” -0----
