Bright Armenia leader to nominate candidacy for PM’s position

Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during the meeting with Bright Armenia party proposed conduction of snap elections and signing a memorandum with which the party would take a commitment not to nominate the candidacy of party’s leader after PM’s resignation.

This was stated today by Bright Armenia leader Edmon Marukyan.

“I said that our agenda is the formation of transition government, and the candidate for this government is me, and I will nominate but the authorities offered the agenda of organization of snap elections in response to opposition’s demand of resignation of the PM,” Marukyan said, adding that there was no consensus and the issue of memorandum was closed.

The lawmaker said that what they orally state that they are ready for the elections and mention how it should be done does not mean that they will not nominate candidate for PM’s post.

“We have publicly stated that we will nominate [candidate], I have offered a counter memorandum, I have offered to sign a memorandum and till its signing agree that I am being elected supposedly by October 1 and step down on that day and do not nominate my candidacy and with three forces we agree not to nominate any person, and the NA dissolves,” Marukyan said.

He stressed that his proposal too received no consensus.