Yelk faction to launch substantive discussions on staff of future government after PM election

The Yelk faction of the Armenian Parliament will hold substantive discussions on the staff of the next government after the election of the prime minister on May 8, Yelk faction MP Edmon Marukyan told reporters during a press briefing on May 7.

“We had certain discussions in the faction regarding the staff of the future government, but we will have more substantive discussions on that after the election of the prime minister because now it’s not the time for that”, the lawmaker said.

Asked whether he sees himself in the staff of the next government, he said: “I personally see myself in the Parliament”.

MP Marukyan also stated that if Nikol Pashinyan is elected as prime minister, the Yelk faction, in fact, becomes a leadership faction and must become the backdrop of Pashinyan’s government in the Parliament. “We must work on the projects, changes and reforms which the government will bring to the Parliament”, he said.

Marukyan added that the ruling Republican Party (RPA) faction in the Parliament will also approve Nikol Pashinyan’s program. “If they do not approve Pashinyan’s program, we will again pass the stages of election of prime minister in the Parliament. But what is its meaning? I think there is no meaning on rejecting Pashinyan’s program. I say this based on the political situation”, the lawmaker noted.