Second President Robert Kocharyan said Tuesday that he doesn’t have a final decision “as yet” about accepting his mandate as the leader of Armenia’s parliamentary opposition.
“I am a man [to be in charge] of the executive. It is hard for me to envision my work in the legislative body. Some in my team believe that I must be in parliament to use that podium for a political campaign. Others believe I don’t have to. I personally do not have such a desire. I do not have a final decision for now. It is important to keep a cool head in the decision-making to avoid unnecessary emotions. I will hardly ever envision myself in parliament,” he added.
Kocharyan’s Armenia Alliance garnered 20.3% of the popular vote in Sunday’s snap elections, obtaining the right to form a parliamentary minority with 29 mandates in the 101-seat National Assembly. The ruling Civil Contract Party led by Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, won a landslide majority with 55.3% of the vote. The official results, released by the Central Electoral Commission, put third President Serzh Sargsyan’s I Have the Honor bloc was the third place with 5.2%.
The alliance led by Kocharyan issued a statement late on Monday, announcing a plan to dispute the legitimacy of the elections at the Constitutional Court.
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