Leader of street protests in Armenia became the only candidate for the post of prime minister

The leader of the protest movement, head of the Yelk parliamentary faction Nikol Pashinyan has been officially approved as a contender for the post of Prime Minister of Armenia. This was reported to reporters by “Interfax» faction member Edmon Marukyan.

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Pashinyan promised that his first actions, if confirmed in the post of prime minister, would be steps to prepare for early parliamentary elections.

“Nothing concrete has been decided yet regarding the composition of the government. I'm still just a candidate for prime minister. But my first step will be to create guarantees for holding legal, fair and fair elections,” he told reporters on Monday.

According to the opposition leader, the timing of the early elections has not yet been determined.

“Our goal is to eradicate corruption and ensure the independence of all branches of government,” he concluded.

Last week, Pashinyan said that he was ready to become the prime minister of Armenia if the people “hold him responsible.” However, the head of the parliamentary faction of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, Vahram Baghdasaryan, ruled out the possibility of voting for the candidacy of the opposition leader.

To elect a prime minister in parliament, you need to get 53 votes. At the same time, according to the results of the April elections, the Republican Party has an absolute majority in the National Assembly of the country - 58 seats. Elk has only 9 places.

Last Saturday, April 28, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Eduard Sharmazanov announced that the ruling party, led by the former president of the republic and ex-Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan, would not nominate a candidate for the post of head of the new government.

The issue of the election of a new Prime Minister of Armenia will be discussed at a special session of the National Assembly of the republic, which will be held on May 1.

Since mid-April, actions have been held in Armenia against the appointment of former President Serzh Sargsyan to the post of Prime Minister. On April 23, Sargsyan resigned, but protests against the ruling Republican Party continued.

The US State Department called on all parties to refrain from violence and to negotiate the formation of a new government for the country.

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