D. Harutyunyan not interested in parliament speaker post
The issue of the next parliament speaker has not been put under consideration, since the post of Armenian parliament speaker is not vacant yet, Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs Davit Harutyunyan told journalists on Wednesday.
He dismissed the allegations that Parliament Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan was forced to quit because he was at variance with the acting authorities.
"I do not think that in that case Abrahamyan would not have been offered to run the election headquarters of the Republican Party of Armenia," he said.
Harutyunyan says he is not interested in filling the post of the parliament speaker, nor does he have any personal preferences on the issue.
"If my preferences interest you, I must say that I am not interested in the post. I do not think it is right to discuss the issue now. I hope I will not receive such an offer," he said.
With regard to Abrahamyan's decision to resign a few months before the parliamentary elections, Davit Harutyunyan said it was logical.
"Political forces should start mobilizing their efforts as a heated election campaign awaits them. In this context, the party discussed the issue and a unanimous position was assumed," he said.
Regarding the government reshuffle, Harutyunbyan advised not to draw early conclusions and wait a little.
As reported earlier, citing a "proposal" from Serzh Sargsyan, Parliament Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan announced on Wednesday his decision to resign, saying he was going to run the HHK election campaign.
Another top official, Chief of Armenian Police Alik Sargsyan was relieved of his post on November 1. Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Gasparyan was appointed to the post.
