YEREVAN, APRIL 23, ARMENPRESS. In case of impossibility of fulfillment of the prime minister’s powers, the prime minister replaces the first deputy prime minister. On April 23, an extraordinary session of the Armenian government was held, chaired by First Deputy Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan. As reports “Armenpress” citing the official website of the Armenian government, the statement reads:
“In an extraordinary session, according to Article 7 (14) of the RA Law” On the Structure and Functioning of the Government, “and based on Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan’s statement, the Prime Minister stated that the impossibility of his / her powers was not fulfilled.
According to Paragraph 5 of Annex 4 to the Decree N 412-L of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia of April 21, 2018, “In the case of the Prime Minister’s impossibility and the impossibility of exercising his powers, the prime minister is replaced by the First Deputy Prime Minister”.