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TENSIONS CONTINUE TO FLARE BETWEEN REPUBLICAN, PROSPEROUS ARMENIA PARTIES
Grisha Balasanyan
hetq
12:40, February 7, 2012
Yesterday's Brouhaha In Parliament Between The Republican And
Prosperous Armenia (PAP) parties continued in today's session.
The PAP MP's failed to take their seats in an apparent boycott. The
only PAP MP in sight was Nayiri Zohrabyan who operated her blinking
light to ask for time to address the body.
Zohrabyan rose and said that Parliament Speaker Samvel Nikoyan had
arbitrarily refused to acknowledge her yesterday as well when she
tried to speak.
She charged certain Republican Party MP's with making inappropriate
remarks at yesterday's session when PAP MP's refused to participate
in a vote on a bill to restrict certain cash transaction.
Zohrabyan went on from the podium to charge the anti-corruption
legislation passed over the years as a joke that has nothing to do
with battling the socio-economic disease so rampant in Armenia.
As the MP continued to speak, Parliamentary President Nikoyan suddenly
turned off her microphone. But Zohrabyan continued reading her prepared
message nevertheless.
Republican Party faction leader Galust Sahakyan then requested the
floor and motioned for a 20 minute recess.
From: Baghdasarian
Grisha Balasanyan
hetq
12:40, February 7, 2012
Yesterday's Brouhaha In Parliament Between The Republican And
Prosperous Armenia (PAP) parties continued in today's session.
The PAP MP's failed to take their seats in an apparent boycott. The
only PAP MP in sight was Nayiri Zohrabyan who operated her blinking
light to ask for time to address the body.
Zohrabyan rose and said that Parliament Speaker Samvel Nikoyan had
arbitrarily refused to acknowledge her yesterday as well when she
tried to speak.
She charged certain Republican Party MP's with making inappropriate
remarks at yesterday's session when PAP MP's refused to participate
in a vote on a bill to restrict certain cash transaction.
Zohrabyan went on from the podium to charge the anti-corruption
legislation passed over the years as a joke that has nothing to do
with battling the socio-economic disease so rampant in Armenia.
As the MP continued to speak, Parliamentary President Nikoyan suddenly
turned off her microphone. But Zohrabyan continued reading her prepared
message nevertheless.
Republican Party faction leader Galust Sahakyan then requested the
floor and motioned for a 20 minute recess.
From: Baghdasarian