RA PRESIDENT STARTS CONSULTATIONS ON GOVERNMENT FORMATION

arminfo
2008-04-14 09:28:00

ArmInfo. RA President Serzh Sargsyan started consultations on
government formation with representatives of the political coalition.

S. Sargsyan met "Orinats Yerkir" party leader Artur Baghdasaryan,
"Prosperous Armenia" party leader Gagik Tsarukyan, representative
of ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" Bureau Hrant Markaryan and representative
of ARFD Supreme Body Armen Rustamyan, the presidential press service
told ArmInfo today.

To recall, according to the Constitution of Armenia, just after the new
president’s inauguration on April 9, the incumbent government handed
in resignation. After acceptance of the government’s resignation
by the president, the Cabinet members keep on discharging their
duties until formation of a new government. RA president appointed
Chairman of Armenia’s Central Bank Tigran Sargsyan the country’s prime
minister. Now, in a 10-day period after acceptance of the government’s
resignation, the new Cabinet is formed during 20 days after the new
PM appointment.