Karapetyan became a candidate for the post of Prime Minister of Armenia

The Strong Armenia party has nominated businessman Samvel Karapetyan, who is under house arrest, to the post of Prime Minister of Armenia. This was stated on February 12 by the coordinator of the Our Way movement, Narek Karapetyan, at the presentation of the Strong Armenia party.

"I wonder who will be our candidate for the post of prime Minister? Samvel Karapetyan will become our candidate for Prime Minister of Armenia," Armenia Today TV channel quoted him as saying.

The cult of duplicity: what is known about the detention of businessman Karapetyan in Armenia

Prime Minister Pashinyan called the businessman a scoundrel and wanted to nationalize his assets.

Karapetyan, who is accused in Armenia of calling for the overthrow of power in the republic and financial fraud, returned from the Yerevan detention center on January 18. Dozens of citizens, despite the bad weather conditions, gathered to meet the businessman at his mansion in Yerevan.

The Russian businessman's "Our Way" movement registered the "Strong Armenia" party in Armenia the next day. According to the electronic register, the party was registered by Aleksan Aleksanyan, Ashot Farsyan and Lena Matevosyan, members of the "In Our Way" movement. According to the press secretary, the party was needed for the political realization of the ideas that underlie the movement.

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