“The man wanted to resign,” said Khachatur Sukiasyan, a member of the Civil Contract faction, explaining the resignation of President Armen Sargsyan on Monday. In response to the question of whether the president’s resignation was a surprise for the country in this crucial period, he answered, “In 1996, too, he resigned at a crucial time for the country for unknown reasons.”
In response to the observation that Armen Sargsyan pointed out the reason, which was that he could not influence the important processes as he did not have enough authority, Sukiasyan responded, “When he took office, he knew he had those rights under the Constitution. Now, four years later, to say that… he should have read the Constitution before taking office. Or, did he get acquainted with it in these 4 years?”
Sukiasyan said the president’s resignation might have been expected. In response to the observation that Seyran Ohanyan does not rule out the option that there was a lot of pressure on him, he answered, “I rule out pressure. From the information I have, or as I imagine this period, I think the reason depends on the person, the type of person. It is necessary to understand to what extent he had relations with Armenia.” In response to the question of if Sukiasyan questions the president’s compassion and patriotism, he answered, “We have to look at where a person’s capital is. If an Armenian has 90% of their capital in another country, I must understand how much they trust and love Armenia. In 4 years, go and find out how much Armenia has spent for that institution, and have 1% of those expenses have benefited Armenia?”
We asked him if he had a preferred candidate for the presidency, to which he replied that he had not thought about it. He stated that Nikol Pashinyan is so democratic that he did not tell the president to leave sooner. In response to our question about how his departure is also seen as an alarm that Pashinyan is going to sign a dangerous document and the president wants to wash his hands in this way, Sukiasyan answered, “I do not think that this institution has those opportunities, or it can be connected with some political process.”
Read also
Hripsime JEBEJYAN
