YEREVAN. – Following the approval of the program which the Government of Armenia has submitted, dismissals are expected among some senior officials, Zhamanak daily reports.   

“And the [ruling Republican Party] RPA members are convinced that the government’s program will be accepted, albeit the [non-pro-government Prosperous Armenia Party] PAP, [and] the [opposition Armenian National Congress] ANC, Heritage, and ARF [Dashnaktsutyun] will vote against the government’s program. 

In addition, the [aforesaid] dismissals do not refer to the regional governors alone; [they] also [refer] to other senior officials who did not provide adequate performance, or, in the authorities’ view, cannot implement the new program of the government,” Zhamanak writes.