Raffi Hovhannisyan steps down

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Leader of "Heritage" party Raffi Hovhannisyan has refused to represent the Armenian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and NATO.

"Raffi Hovhannisyan's steps are adequate and this step is directly linked to the inconsistency of the PACE in following-up on the actions being taken by Armenia to meet the demands. In some sense, this could also be looked at as a sign of protest. It is a political step and the continuation of his course of action," told "A1+" press speaker for "Heritage" Hovsep Khurshudyan.

From now on, "Heritage" faction deputy Zaruhi Postanjyan will represent the Armenian delegation to the PACE, while Stepan Safaryan will represent the Armenian delegation to NATO.

"Raffi Hovhannisyan is not setting himself apart from leadership or the head of the faction. He is still in the game," told "A1+" Hovsep Khurshudyan adding that he is simply showing that he must keep changes in the party constant.

According to Khurshudyan, Hovhannisyan has always stated that "Heritage" is the one that must insert any new political culture in Armenia and this step goes to show that no political party leader should always stay in the same position.

In response to our question regarding the possible drop of the mandate, Hovsep Khurshudyan said that he has not considered that and would not like to make any predictions.

Hovsep Khurshudyan also denied all rumors that Raffi Hovhannisyan is planning to leave Armenia.