ArmInfo.Acting. Minister of Emergency Situations of Armenia Feliks Tsolakyan will take part in the forthcoming special elections to the RA National Assembly according to the list of the "Civil Contract" party. As Tsolakyan told reporters on November 6 in the parliament, he will run for parliament according to the rating system in the Shirak region of Armenia.
When he asked whether it was difficult for him to make such a decision, Tsolakyan noted: "Is it possible that something will change if I say that it was difficult. I received an offer, I agreed>. Commenting on the statements that the list of the CC's party includes people who contributed to the revolution, Feliks Tsolakyan stated: "I didn't have the task to assist someone. I did not walked, did not block the streets, my assistance was in voting, in demonstrating my attitude in the National Assembly. After that, I declared that I was ready to support the authorities, and now I express support by running my candidacy in the elections. " Despite the fact that during the election of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, he expressed a position different from the Republicans, according to Tsolakyan, he has good relations with them.
At the same time, Feliks Tsolakyan noted that he was in power due to his work but due to being a member of the Republican Party of Armenia,. "Now the situation has changed, I offer my help to the Civil Contract party in this form. I have never been a party member and I will not be the same, "he stressed. Tsolakyan found it difficult to answer whether he was ready to return to legislative work.
To the remark that he was considered approximate to the former president of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, The Acting Head of the Emergencies Ministry said that he had never been such, but only was a civil servant and carried out his work within the framework of his authority. "I never had a personal relationship with anyone since Soviet times," he pointed out. According to him, comparing his work experience today and in the past, one can say that it is easier to work with the current government.
When asked what he would do if he was asked to become a member of the "Civil Contract" party, Feliks Tsolakyan answered: "I will never become a member of any party".