Armenian President Armen SarkissianYEREVAN, Jan 23Armenian President Armen Sarkissian announced his resignation. him to influence foreign and domestic policy. «We have a paradoxical situation when the president has to be the guarantor of statehood, in fact, having no real tools. The constitution also assumes the supremacy of one state institution over another, creates obstacles for the participation of well-known diaspora specialists in the management of state institutions in our historical homeland,» Sargsyan said. «We live in a unique reality, a reality in which the president cannot influence issues of war or peace. He cannot veto laws that he considers inappropriate for the state and people. how p an advantage for the state, but as a threat from various political groups, when the president cannot use most of his potential to solve systemic domestic and foreign policy tasks,» Sargsyan said. Armen Sargsyan also said that he does not consider the republic to be parliamentary in content.» We are a parliamentary republic in form, but not in content,» Sargsyan said in a statement.The President of Armenia spoke in favor of improving relations with Russia. He recalled that he did not propose a transition from one form of government to another (from parliamentary to semi-presidential or presidential), but the creation of a state system of checks and balances. «Without this, it is difficult to talk about significant achievements, because progress and success can only be achieved in a predictable, well-coordinated system,» Sargsyan said. He expressed hope for constitutional changes that will allow the president to work in a more balanced, coordinated atmosphere. Sargsyan also added that he and his family are being targeted by various political groups who are «not so much interested in the achievements of the presidential institution for the good of the country as in my past, various conspiracy theories and myths.» He added that the decision to resign is not emotional, it is follows a certain logic. «The president does not have the necessary tools to influence the fundamental processes of domestic and foreign policy at this difficult time for the country and people,» Sargsyan said. Sargsyan has served as president since 2018.
Biography of Armen Sargsyan
