Wednesday, October 10 2018 16:21

ArmInfo.The decision to refuse to nominate by the Republican Party of Armenia of its candidate for the post of Prime Minister in the case of Nikol Pashinyan's  resignation was made 6 months ago, the head of the Republican Party  faction Vahram Baghdasaryan stated in an interview with journalists  today.

He noted that this was a general decision of the party. "Moreover, I  want to note that the Republican Party initially had no intention to  nominate its candidate for the post of prime minister in the event of  Pashinyan's resignation, and he was aware of this," the RPA faction  head stressed.

Baghdasaryan also assured that the RPA faction decided not to hinder  the work of the government. MP did not answer the question of whether  the Republican Party will take part in early parliamentary elections.   "We don't know when they will take place, when the time comes, then  we will talk about it," the head of the RPA faction said.

Baghdasaryan did not rule out the possibility that the Republican  Party could become a non-parliamentary political force. "In politics,  nothing can be ruled out. No one can remain a parliamentary political  force, or representative of the authorities all the time," said the  deputy.

When asked why Serzh Sargsyan was silent for so long, Vahram  Baghdasaryan replied: "He is not silent, he speaks during the meeting  of the RPA Supreme Body. He does not take sole decisions, any  decision is always taken during the discussions," the deputy  concluded.

To note the meeting of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan with the head  of the Republican faction Vahram Baghdasaryan took place today in the  National Assembly of Armenia.