ArmInfo. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Serzh Sargsyan refuses to confirm whether he intends to run for Prime Minister.
To note, following the constitutional reforms, Armenia has switched to the parliamentary regime and the Prime Minister's post will become the key position in the republic after 2018. "Although Sargsyan's final term as president will shortly end, a controversial new constitution changing Armenia from a presidential to a parliamentary democracy could in theory enable him to prolong his grip on the country by becoming its first prime minister, Al Jazeera says. When asked, he refused to confirm whether he intended to run for PM, saying: 'You know, I find it too early for these conversations'.
To note, in April 2014, when the Armenian president initiated the process of constitutional reforms, he said that he would no more run for President of Armenia. "If the draft constitutional reforms implying the republic's transition to a parliamentary regime are adopted, I will not intend to become the Prime Minister either". Afterwards, Minister-Head of the Armenian Government's Staff David Harutyunyan said that Serzh Sargsyan had told the Republican Party that he was not planning to become the Parliament Speaker either.
The draft constitutional reforms in Armenia were adopted in Dec 2015. In April 2017, the republic will hold parliamentary elections, and in May 2018 Serzh Sargsyan will step down as the country's president.