Armenia’s National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan signed the resignation of President Armen Sargsyan submitted on January 23. The corresponding document was published on the parliament’s website.
As a result, Simonyan has temporarily assumed the powers of the President of Armenia.
"Based on the letter of resignation from the President of the Republic and being guided by Article 142 of the constitution and the requirements of clause 2, part 1 of Article 147 of the regulations of the National Assembly, [I hereby decree] to consider the authority of the Republic’s President Armen Sargsyan to be terminated," the statement said.
Armen Sarkissian, who was elected Armenia’s president by parliament in 2018, announced his resignation on January 23. He explained his step by the fact that the president has no instruments to influence major issues in the country.
