The government on Thursday officially accepted the resignation of Shirak Governor Ashot Giziryan linked by many to the poor performance of President Serzh Sargsyan in the region in last week's presidential election.
Giziryan as well as representatives of the ruling Republican Party have denied that the resignation has anything to do with the election in which the government candidate, according to official data, suffered a sensitive defeat to opposition challenger Raffi Hovannisian in the Shirak provincial center of Gyumri.
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan also denied today that Giziryan had been forced to step down. "He himself tendered a letter of resignation, and this is an important circumstance, as media today are disseminating information not corresponding to the reality. We respect his decision," said Sargsyan (no relation to President Sargsyan).
Armenian News
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