Nikol Pashinyan: My nomination as Prime Minister is formal

ArmInfo. The Armenian Parliament is discussing Nikol Pashinyan's candidacy as Prime  Minister of Armenia. He is the only candidate, the Republican Party has already announced that it will vote against him.

Pashinyan himself said that his nomination is a formal procedure, and  this is being done to ensure the norms of the Constitution. "My  nomination as prime minister is formal. I have been nominated  in  order not to be elected. The meaning of the nomination is to ensure  the legitimacy of the upcoming parliamentary elections, the exclusion  of any legal gaps. Definitely and undoubtedly, in December there will  be extraordinary parliamentary elections that will be final victory  of the revolution, "Nikol Pashinyan said in his speech. He stressed  that a revolution occurred in Armenia, and not just a change of  power. This, in Pashinyan's opinion, is due to the fact that a real  change in the social formation occurred in the republic.  The change  is that until April 2018 the dominant political force was represented  by the criminal economic and political elite, which owned all the  power. But after the revolution, the dominant political factor in  Armenia, the decisive political force was the people who were able to  force this political and economic elite to nominate a candidate  supported by them for the post of Prime Minister, "Pashinyan said.

He stated that after the revolution, the new authorities of Armenia  are forced to act in conditions of tough opposition from the old  ones. "All our decisions are speculated by representatives of the  former ruling regime, who, by influencing the media and certain  public circles, are trying to create an atmosphere of discontent, but  we know about all this and clearly say there will be no return to the  old times. Not a single official involved in corruption and the  bloodshed will remain unpunished, will not occupy a post in the new  government, "Pashinyan assured.  He also stressed that the March 1  case will be fully disclosed: "Let no one doubt this. I urge you to  be psychologically prepared for the full scope of the case, because  it will not be easy to find out everything that I am sure you will  find out soon," he assured, promising in the near future new  high-profile revelations.  "In the near future, the public will find  out about the loudest corruption case in the history of the Third  Republic," he assured, saying that he means one of the MPs.  "He must  be arrested, but this requires only one piece of paper, which the  investigation has not been able to receive for several months,"  Pashinyan explained. At the same time, the candidate for Prime  Minister did not disclose the name of the MP, saying only that this  case leads to many other criminal revelations.  He reiterated that  the funds stolen from the people must be returned fully. According to  him, officials taking bribes today are inspired by those present in  the hall of parliament who promise to take revenge. He added that  lately there have been at least three attempts at revenge. "An  attempt to consolidate around Robert Kocharyan, voting and the  adoption of amendments to the Parliament's Regulations and the  failure of voting on the Electoral Code," Nikol Pashinyan explained.