NEW PM WILL BE NOMINATED AFTER PRESIDENT’S INAUGURATION
Interfax News Agency
March 31 2008
Russia
The Republican Party led by president elect Serzh Sargsyan has
refrained from any comments concerning the potential head of the
Cabinet.
Party press secretary Eduard Sharmazanov told reporters on Monday
that the new prime minister will be named after April 9, which is
the day of Sargsyan’s inauguration.
"The appointment of the new prime minister is a strategic not personal
issue for us. It is crucial for us to have a government that would
tackle the problems facing the nation," Sharmazanov said.
He did not rule out the possibility of inviting former presidential
candidate, leader of the National Democratic Party Vazgen Manukian to
the ruling coalition. "He is a politician who has always been ready
for a constructive dialogue – before the elections and after them,"
the press secretary said.
The coalition formed after the February 19 presidential elections in
Armenia consists of four parties – the Republican Party, Rule of Law,
Prosperous Armenia and Dashnaktsutyun.