Armenian President Armen Sarkissian found himself in a kind of trap in the situation with the General Staff. He cannot take concrete political actions, since, on the one hand, his powers are extremely limited, on the other hand, compromising evidence can be used against him. This statement was made by the Armenian political scientist Norayr Dunamalyan, Sputnik Armenia reports.
According to him, the powers of the President of Armenia in accordance with the Constitution are formal and limited, moreover, recently new laws have been adopted in the country, which further limited the functions of the President. And when it is said that the president must be the guarantor of the Constitution, then you need to understand what levers are for this, Dunamalyan says.
“Upon careful analysis, we will see that he has almost no tools to be the guarantor of the Constitution. As for Armen Sargsyan, since 2018 he tried to take a neutral position and be above any political games. Today he has very limited opportunities for political maneuver. , he cannot give a clear answer to the question with the Chief of the General Staff, “Dunamalyan says.
If the president signs a decree on the resignation of Onik Gasparyan, he will come across a flurry of criticism from the opposition, if he does not sign, then he will get a conflict with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Realizing the subtlety of the situation, Sargsyan is trying to shift the responsibility to other institutions, the political scientist says.