NEWSPAPER: LEADER OF PROSPEROUS ARMENIA STUDIES POSSIBILITY OF JOINING RULING COALITION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MINISTERIAL PORTFOLIOS WITH AUTHORITIES
ARMINFO
Friday, April 19, 13:11
Leader of Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) Gagik Tsarukyan has recently
met with Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan. They
discussed the issue of government formation, a local Haykakan Zhamanak
Daily writes referring to its source in the pro-government circles.
Asked to either confirm or refute the given rumors, Press Secretary of
the Prime Minister Haroutyun Berberyan said that the prime minister
regularly meets with the leaders of political forces. PAP Spokesperson
Tigran Urikhanyan, in turn, told Haykakan Zhamanak Daily that he has
no relevant information. Representatives of the party also avoided
making any official statements on the issue. However, one of them
said in a private talk that he had also heard of the meeting and was
trying to find out some details. The paper writes that Tsarukyan
invited the party’s key personnel to a discussion overnight, but no
details of the meeting are reported. “There are rumors in the
pro-government circles that the Republican Party of Armenia and
Prosperous Armenia Party are negotiating to form a coalition.
According to the same sources, Tsarukyan is ready to join the
coalition if PAP gets 5 portfolios in the new government. RPA, in
turn, is ready to cede only three or four portfolios,” the paper
writes.
At the same time, a local Hraparak Daily writes that RPA and PAP are
studying the latter’s joining the coalition. The paper writes that
announcement of the final staff of the government has been postponed
till May 9 for that very reason. “The persons negotiating behind the
scenes have agreed that some portfolios, including in the humanitarian
sphere and maybe in the diplomatic ‘corps’ will be provided to PAP if
it receives the second place at the upcoming elections to the Elders’
Council,” the paper writes.
At the Thursday session, the RPA Board and the Executive Body
supported Acting Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s candidature for the
given post. Acting Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan and Foreign
Minister Edward Nalbandian will also retain their positions.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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