TIGRAN TOROSYAN APPLIED FOR RESIGNATION

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RA National Assembly chairman Tigran Torosyan applied today for resignation from the Armenian Republican Party and will present his application to resign from post of NA chairman during the four-day parliamentary session. It should be mentioned that before resigning from office, Tigran Torosyan will be given the opportunity to make an announcement to his fellow deputies, as well as a public announcement. Perhaps then he will have something to say to his fellow party members. Tigran Torosyan told journalists today that what happened had already been planned four months ago. But it is worth mentioning that during those months he had denied the rumors flying around about him or did not want to believe in the rumors going around within his party about what was awaiting him.

According to Tigran Torosyan, it all began with the newspaper articles ordered and printed against him, the black PR and immoral acts the authors and clients, of which Torosyan knew, however did not make any public announcement. Tigran Torosyan considers the statements regarding his removal as a party issue as formal. According to him, there is no post that can belong to any party or political power regardless of the number of votes that party receives. “You can’t split a post,” stated Tigran Torosyan.

A couple of days ago Torosyan’s fellow party members were discussing the rise in effectiveness of parliament with the change of the NA chairman. The NA chairman asked all of them today what they meant by effectiveness. “We can not condition the effectiveness of each deputy by the chairman of parliament. We must think about the effectiveness of the deputies when it comes time to form the party lists”, said Tigran Torosyan to the party administration.

Torosyan also discussed the ongoing disagreements with the majority of the party members, which was the reason for his resignation. He is leaving the party because he sees no meaning in his staying there. “The post doesn’t end in itself; rather, it is a means to achieve results through programs.”

Tigran Torosyan also stated that he does not believe in the authorities that much when they say that the governmental system is going to be based on knowledge and intellectual capabilities.

As far as leaving the party is concerned, it is hard for Torosyan to leave, but it is necessary to give a correct evaluation of the moment and make the right decision. Torosyan is not planning on taking a group of followers with him because, as he said, he had no followers, but rather friends with whom he is still friends today. But party membership and leaving the party are personal decisions and he has no intention to take any step which will force others to drop out of the Republican Party and form a separate party.

Tigran Torosyan said that each person has to decide either to stay or leave. Tigran Torosyan also stated that he does not regret being part of the Republican Party and his 16-year activity. He has made his decision taking into account the human factor so that he will not put many of his fellow party members in a bad situation, so that they will not be forced to think about one thing and do something else, especially since, as Torosyan mentioned, he knows that it is possible to put people in a certain situation and make them vote for this or that resolution.

Torosyan’s application to resign will be accepted two weeks later when the NA chairman presents his resignation and then confirms it five days later. Tigran Torosyan has already written his application and has shown it to journalists. The only thing left for him to do is to present anyone of the vice-presidents holding the NA sessions.