Serzh Sargsyan elected as prime minister
Serzh Sargsyan was elected today by the Armenian National Assembly as prime minister – 77 MPs voted for him and 17 against.br / br /
YEREVAN, April 17. /ARKA/. Serzh Sargsyan was elected today by the Armenian National Assembly as prime minister – 77 MPs voted for him and 17 against.br
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He was the only candidate for the prime-ministerial post. He was nominated by the ruling Republican Party of Armenia and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation/Dashnaktsutiun.br
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Speaking before the lawmakers, Sargsyan said that he is ready to take steps to develop the country and create better living standards for citizens.nbsp;br
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He expressed gratitude to his fellow partisans as well as coalition partner Dashnaktsutiun party and Tsarukyan bloc.nbsp;br
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Praising Tsarukyan bloc and calling it opposition, he said that it never criticized everything and “their stance was based on state, not party interests”.nbsp;br
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He also thanked YELQ opposition bloc saying that only everyday work, collision of views and stances and cooperation can form an active parliamentary rule.nbsp;br
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He said that constitutional reforms will give them many chances for communication and expressed hope that political misunderstanding will be overcome very soon and that they will become “good friends”.nbsp;br
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Sargsyan said that the new government will be formed very soon and it will present its program.nbsp;br
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He expressed hope that after the final formation of all institutions “we will be able to state that transition to parliamentary rule we have carried out decently”.br
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Serzh Sargsyan was elected today amid mass public protests against his rule.nbsp;br
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Serzh Sargsyan was born on June 30, 1954 in Stepanakert, Artsakh. In 1979, he graduated from the Yerevan State University interrupting his study for service in the Soviet Union army.nbsp;br
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From 1975 he served the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.nbsp;br
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In 1989 to 1993 he led the self-defense committee in Nagorno Karabakh, and in 1990 was elected as a member of the Supreme Council of Armenia. nbsp;br
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From 1993 to 1995 he worked as interior minister and in 1999 he was the national security minister. nbsp;br
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In 1999 and 2000 Sargsyan was the chief of the Armenian president’s staff and after that took up the position of the secretary of the president-affiliated national security council.br
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From 2000 to 2007, he was the Armenian defense minister, and in 2007 and 2008 the prime minister.nbsp;br
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In 2008, he became the third Armenian president, and in 2013 he retained office for the second term.nbsp;br
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He has ‘Artsakh Hero’ title and three orders and is a member of the Republican Party of Armenia from 2006. Father of two and grandfather of five. -0---br