“The rumors about my claims to any posts spread by some mass media are mere idiocy,” Eduard Sharmazanov, Secretary of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) parliamentary faction, told NEWS.am.

He advised the “sponsors” of the articles against being concerned over his fate, but deal with more serious problems. He said he is content with his political accomplishments.

Some Armenian newspapers reported that Eduard Sharmazanov, as well as his party-mate Hovhaness Sahakyan (both from the Lori region), are laying claims to the post of Lori Governor According to the media, Sharmazanov is hurt for not being “appointed” chairman of the RPA faction and that his party-mate Armen Ashotyan got the post of minister of education and science, while he has to be content with the post of faction secretary.