The opposition fractions of the Armenian Parliament “Honor” and “Armenia” will not participate in the elections of the President of the Republic, which will be held in March.
“We discussed the expediency of the nomination of the candidate, but in the current situation we consider it unacceptable and wrong even indirect participation and legitimation of these elections. The” Armenia “factions and the” honor I have “decided in no way participate in the presidential election,” the statement says Opposition fractions that quotes Interfax.
Armenian President Armen Sargsyan on January 23 announced his resignation. From February 1, the duties of the president performs the speaker of the parliament Alain Simonyan. A former adviser to the first president of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan, the Minister of High-tech Industry Vaagn Khachatryan became a candidate for the presidency. Extraordinary elections, as the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated the day before, will be held in March.