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FALLOUT: BAGHDASARYAN RESIGNS AMID SPECULATION THAT HE WANTED PM POST
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POLITICS | 25.04.14 | 17:29
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Gohar Abrahamyan
ArmeniaNow reporter
Armenia's Secretary of National Security Council (NSC) Artur
Baghdasaryan resigned Friday, as newly-appointed Prime Minister Hovik
Abrahamyan forms his new government.
"The past six years were years of joint work, and I want to express my
gratitude to Council members for their work. These six years at NSC can
be singled out for having shifted from short-term projects to long-term
ones," Baghdasaryan announced at the meeting with reporters on Friday
also mentioning about Orinats Yerkir party, headed by Baghdasaryan,
deciding to withdraw from the ruling coalition.
Baghdasaryan's party says that the model of a coalition has lost
relevance. There is speculation, however, that Baghdasaryan is insulted
that he was not considered for post of Prime Minister.
In 2008, Baghdasaryan was reviled by Armenia's opposition, when his
party joined the ruling coalition after having been an oppositional
leader. On Friday he said the party joined the coalition "for the
sake of the people" and that it is now leaving the coalition for the
same reason.
"Orinats Yerkir didn't manage to have political influence in the
political coalition, in various issues regarding the country's
development we didn't manage to have vital influence, numerous bills
were ignored, for six years we were trying to enlarge our role,
but we failed," he said.
Baghdasaryan's party had also run for parliament on an opposition
platform in 2007 when second president Robert Kocharyan was in power.
At one point Kocharyan had called Baghdasaryan a "traitor", but,
nonetheless Baghdasaryan joined the ruling regime the following year.
The future of the minor party and of Baghdasaryan's profile in Armenian
politics will surely be determined in coming days.
From: A. Papazian
http://armenianow.com/news/politics/53925/armenia_secretary_national_security_council_baghda saryan_resigned
POLITICS | 25.04.14 | 17:29
Photolure
Gohar Abrahamyan
ArmeniaNow reporter
Armenia's Secretary of National Security Council (NSC) Artur
Baghdasaryan resigned Friday, as newly-appointed Prime Minister Hovik
Abrahamyan forms his new government.
"The past six years were years of joint work, and I want to express my
gratitude to Council members for their work. These six years at NSC can
be singled out for having shifted from short-term projects to long-term
ones," Baghdasaryan announced at the meeting with reporters on Friday
also mentioning about Orinats Yerkir party, headed by Baghdasaryan,
deciding to withdraw from the ruling coalition.
Baghdasaryan's party says that the model of a coalition has lost
relevance. There is speculation, however, that Baghdasaryan is insulted
that he was not considered for post of Prime Minister.
In 2008, Baghdasaryan was reviled by Armenia's opposition, when his
party joined the ruling coalition after having been an oppositional
leader. On Friday he said the party joined the coalition "for the
sake of the people" and that it is now leaving the coalition for the
same reason.
"Orinats Yerkir didn't manage to have political influence in the
political coalition, in various issues regarding the country's
development we didn't manage to have vital influence, numerous bills
were ignored, for six years we were trying to enlarge our role,
but we failed," he said.
Baghdasaryan's party had also run for parliament on an opposition
platform in 2007 when second president Robert Kocharyan was in power.
At one point Kocharyan had called Baghdasaryan a "traitor", but,
nonetheless Baghdasaryan joined the ruling regime the following year.
The future of the minor party and of Baghdasaryan's profile in Armenian
politics will surely be determined in coming days.
From: A. Papazian