President Sargsyan will become Armenian PM: former opposition MPJune 27, 2017 - 17:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzh Sargsyan will become Armenia’s prime minister in 2018, as the new constitution allows such a turn of events, and will have control over security forces, deputy chairman of the opposition Heritage party Armen Martirosyan told RFE/RL Armenian Service. According to him, under the new Constitution, two thirds of the National Assembly can make amendments in the Constitution. Thus, he said, the authorities can transmit the control over security forces either to the president or the secretary of the National Security Council. “Either way, Serzh Sargsyan will be [at the helm of security forces],” Martirosyan said. The former lawmaker said the opposition needs to unite "to return Armenia’s sovereignty.” On Sunday, The Heritiga party announced it is bracing for extraordinary “velvet regime change.” Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills U.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh. Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. |