Speaker Simonyan dismisses ex-president’s call for his ouster

YEREVAN, APRIL 4, ARMENPRESS. Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan swiftly reacted on Tuesday to former President Levon Ter-Petrosyan who called for his ouster over the incident involving a heckler.

In a statement, Simonyan said he was surprised that the former Armenian leader would demand his resignation.

“I was expecting everything, but for the first President of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan to demand my resignation, that was really surprising,” Simonyan said.

“…the historian President ought to well know the unforgivable mistakes and what price the leaders of countries who’ve made unforgivable mistakes pay,” he added.

Simonyan also invited the ex-president to parliament to discuss “the biggest damages inflicted upon the state’s image during history”. Ter-Petrosyan branded Simonyan’s alleged actions during the street altercation as the “biggest damage” to the state’s image.