Armenia's Ruling Party to mull replacing chairman

The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) said it was open to discuss any issues without preconditions with all political forces and was ready to consider replacing the party’s chairman, ex-President Serzh Sargsyan.

The statement followed the meeting of the parliamentary faction, led by Sargsyan, with acting Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan.

"We have reached an agreement to declare the RPA parliamentary faction’s readiness to discuss any issues with all sides without preconditions," the RPA said in a press release.

According to the press release, the participants to the meeting also agreed that the party’s governing bodies would consider replacing the party’s chairman, Sputnik reported.