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The Prime Minister's Chair stays with the Republican Party
Arminfo
2007-03-26 19:48:00
President of Armenia Robert Kocharyna held a meeting with governmental
officials in the Presidential residency today. They agreed that the
chair of Premier Margaryan - who was Head of the Republican Party of
Armenia (RPA) will stay with RPA.
Eduard Sharmazanov, Spokesman of RPA, told ArmInfo correspondent that
the party will hold sitting and will decide upon the candidacy for
nomination for the position of Prime Minister. Later the candidacy
will be presented for the Presidential approval. E. Sharmazanov
pointed out that no definite decision on the structure of the new
Government was made. As for the information widely circulated in mass
media which says that Serzh Sargsyan will be appointed new Prime
Minister, E. Sharmazanov stressed that in few days RPA will review the
candidacy of the new Premier. The Spokesman pointed out that as
according to the treaty of the party, Head of RPA Council Serzh
Sargsyan - Defence Minister - is to become Head of the party as
A. Margaryan departed.
Note: As according to the Constitution, Armenian Government resigned
today morning. The new Premier is to be nominated within 10 days after
the resignation of the Government. The new Government is to be set up
in 20 days after nomination of the new Prime Minister. Parliamentary
elections will be held in 16 days after establishment of the new
Government. The Government will be resigned again after the first
sitting of the new Parliament. Premier Margaryan, 56, departed of
heart attack on March 25
Arminfo
2007-03-26 19:48:00
President of Armenia Robert Kocharyna held a meeting with governmental
officials in the Presidential residency today. They agreed that the
chair of Premier Margaryan - who was Head of the Republican Party of
Armenia (RPA) will stay with RPA.
Eduard Sharmazanov, Spokesman of RPA, told ArmInfo correspondent that
the party will hold sitting and will decide upon the candidacy for
nomination for the position of Prime Minister. Later the candidacy
will be presented for the Presidential approval. E. Sharmazanov
pointed out that no definite decision on the structure of the new
Government was made. As for the information widely circulated in mass
media which says that Serzh Sargsyan will be appointed new Prime
Minister, E. Sharmazanov stressed that in few days RPA will review the
candidacy of the new Premier. The Spokesman pointed out that as
according to the treaty of the party, Head of RPA Council Serzh
Sargsyan - Defence Minister - is to become Head of the party as
A. Margaryan departed.
Note: As according to the Constitution, Armenian Government resigned
today morning. The new Premier is to be nominated within 10 days after
the resignation of the Government. The new Government is to be set up
in 20 days after nomination of the new Prime Minister. Parliamentary
elections will be held in 16 days after establishment of the new
Government. The Government will be resigned again after the first
sitting of the new Parliament. Premier Margaryan, 56, departed of
heart attack on March 25