In an interview with Al Jazeera, Serzh Sargsyan refuses to confirm  whether he intends to run for PM

ArmInfo. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Serzh Sargsyan refuses to confirm whether he intends to run for Prime Minister. 

To note, following the constitutional reforms, Armenia has switched 

to the parliamentary regime and the Prime Minister's post will become 

the key position in the republic after 2018. "Although Sargsyan's 

final term as president will shortly end, a controversial new 

constitution changing Armenia from a presidential to a parliamentary 

democracy could in theory enable him to prolong his grip on the 

country by becoming its first prime minister, Al Jazeera says. When 

asked, he refused to confirm whether he intended to run for PM, 

saying: 'You know, I find it too early for these conversations'.  

To note, in April 2014, when the Armenian president initiated the 

process of constitutional reforms, he said that he would no more run 

for President of Armenia. "If the draft constitutional reforms 

implying the republic's transition to a parliamentary regime are 

adopted, I will not intend to become the Prime Minister either". 

Afterwards, Minister-Head of the Armenian Government's Staff David 

Harutyunyan said that Serzh Sargsyan had told the Republican Party 

that he was not planning to become the Parliament Speaker either.         

The draft constitutional reforms in Armenia were adopted in Dec 2015. 

In April 2017, the republic will hold parliamentary elections, and in 

May 2018 Serzh Sargsyan will step down as the country's president.