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Never say never, Hovik Abrahamyan says about Serzh Sargsyan's possible premiership

Never say never, Hovik Abrahamyan says about Serzh Sargsyan

Prime Minister of Armenia Hovik Abrahamyan assures media that referendum of Constitutional amendments was free and fair.

Talking to reporters in the parliament on December 8, Abrahamyan said the people made their choice on December 6 and everyone who said any fraud claims should apply to the law-enforcement and demand re- calculation of votes. He called absurd the statement by Levon Zurabyan, the head of the Armenian National Congress faction, who claimed that 500,000 voted were fabricated.

Abrahamyan said there were neither bribery nor deliberate violations during the referendum. "We have charged all the responsible persons to observe the law and do not make disfavors to the authorities," the prime minister said adding that the law-enforcement should inquire into every incident and bring responsible violators if there were any. As for the numerous video footages on the vote fraud, the prime minister said he does not trust in them, as "in the era of high technologies, it is easy to edit video records." As for the PACE observers criticism at the referendum, Hovik Abrahamyan said: "Parliamentarians are working on the issue with PACE, the results will become available soon," he said.

In response to the question if Serzh Sargsyan will take the prime minister's post after his term, Abrahamyan said: "Never say never." "Everything will become clear after 2017.

If the Republican Party gets majority, it will decide who will be the prime minister. As for Serzh Sargsyan, his term expires only in 2018. Let's wait and see."

According to the preliminary data of the CEC, 825,851 citizens or 63.35% of total voters supported the Constitutional amendments.  421,600 people voted against which is 32.35% of total voters.  A total of 53,332 ballot papers were recognized null and void. The turnout made up 50.51% or 1,303,466 people.  
The opposition makes vote fraud claims and announces a rally on December 11 to demand the president's resignation.

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