2024-02-10 01:45:42
A serious behind-the-scenes struggle has unfolded between the Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan and the Secretary of the Security Council Armen Grigoryan, Day.Az reports with reference to the Armenian media.
The clash of personalities and ambitions, intensified by the upcoming 2026 elections, has led to a bitter confrontation between two iconic figures of the Velvet Revolution, as well as other contenders to succeed Nikol Pashinyan.
According to the publication, the struggle took the form of open attacks and accusations of corruption. Simonyan tried to belittle Grigoryan’s role in front of Pashinyan, while the latter drew attention to the involvement of Simonyan’s family members in the tender procurement of the Synergy company, which attracted the attention of law enforcement agencies. Simonyan found himself at the center of a corruption scandal due to the arrest of his brother’s wife.
The newspaper, citing sources, writes that some members of the ruling party directly or indirectly demand Simonyan’s resignation and have raised the issue head-on with Pashinyan. All this raises serious doubts about the political future of the speaker.
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