ArmInfo. The third president of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, should not have made attempts to retain power, having resettled in the prime minister's chair. This opinion was expressed by the ex-President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, accused of overthrowing the constitutional order, in an exclusive interview with NTV, analyzing the reasons for the velvet revolution in Armenia.
According to him, Serzh Sargsyan should not have carried out constitutional reforms: "I then publicly criticized this reform, and, of course, he should not have made attempts to retain power by resettling in the prime minister's chair."
Touching upon the remarks of the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan that the second president has no chance to return to politics, Kocharian noted: "I have already returned. I was President of Armenia for 10 years. During these 10 years, Armenia's GDP grew five-fold: the budget grew eight-fold. Everything that you see in Yerevan is interesting, reconstructed, everything was built in those years. You know, we created 35-40 thousand jobs every year. The share of small and medium-sized businesses increased from 15% at the beginning of my presidency to 46%. The share of the private sector in GDP reached 80 percent. The quality of life has changed radically. And we need to remind about this. I have been out of politics for 10 years, perhaps not all people remember this. We will recall this. And I think these people who participated in this whole process - they created businesses and raised the economy - they will become the same electoral base. "
When asked by his party or coalition, Kocharyan intends to act as an opposition, the second president of Armenia noted: "I left the question fairly open. I understand that I can become a very serious consolidating center for those people who see today's problems. "