Eduard Sharmazanov, Vice Speaker of Parliament and spokesperson of the ruling Republican Party (HHK), says that the HHK will support the election of a Prime Minister.
During today’s Cabinet meeting, acting Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan thanked the Cabinet for joint work.
Armenia will have a Prime Minister on May 8 and the Republican Party will support the candidate nominated by the 1/3 of the total MPs (35 MP). The RPA will not nominate its own candidate, head of RPA parliamentary faction Vahram Baghdasaryan announced.
The Republican Party (HHK) faction sitting is underway in the Armenian parliament. Third President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, the president of the party, has participated in the sitting.
After nearly 9 hours of debates on electing a Prime Minister, with opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan being the sole candidate, the Armenian parliament failed to make the election as 55 lawmakers voted against and 46 lawmakers voted in favor.
The Republican Party (HHK) faction of the Armenian parliament will vote against the candidacy of Nikol Pashinyan for Prime Minister, HHK faction leader Vahram Baghdasaryan said after nearly 9 hours of debates.
Aghvan Vardanyan, Secretary of the ARF faction of the Armenian parliament, said during parliamentary hearings that he will not participate in the voting for the election of Prime Minister.
The defense ministry of Artsakh has released a statement saying that once again Azerbaijani mobilization and movement of manpower and military equipment is seen in the line of contact.
The HHK(ruling party) faction will not obstruct the PM election sitting of the parliament, and quorum will be ensured, HHK faction leader Vahram Baghdasaryan told reporters.
Vahram Baghdasaryan, head of the ruling party’s faction of the Armenian parliament, advised opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan not to make criminally liable steps. Baghdasaryan made the remark at the end of today’s meeting between the Republican Party faction and Nikol Pashinyan, who seeks to become Prime Minister in the May 1 voting.
