Armenian President Armen Sarkissian resigned. This is stated in a statement published on its website.
“This decision is not at all emotional, it follows a certain logic,” Sargsyan said.
He noted that the Constitution does not give the President of Armenia the necessary tools to influence political events in the country.
Armen Sargsyan. Photo: Press Service of the President of Armenia
“In this difficult time for our state, when national unity is needed, the institution of the presidency should not be the object of gossip and conspiracy theories, thereby diverting public attention from the most important questions. Today, more than ever, we need meaningful, well-thought-out, thoughtful, meaningful actions,” Sargsyan wrote.
Armen Sargsyan was elected President of Armenia in March 2018. After the constitutional reform in 2015, Armenia switched to a parliamentary form of government. The President performs only representative functions and is elected by Parliament for a term of seven years.
Prior to his election as president, Sargsyan was a diplomat and worked in the Armenian embassies in Luxembourg, Belgium, the Vatican and the UK. In 1996-1997 he headed the government. Prior to that, he taught at the Faculty of Physics at Yerevan State University and at the University of Cambridge in the UK.