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ARMENIAN MPS OBJECT TO 'ARTIFICIAL YOUTHIFICATION' OF PARLIAMENT
Tert.am
20.02.12
Armenia's parliament must have young members unless it is done
artificially, Menua Harutyunyan, a member of the Republican Party of
Armenia (RPA), told journalists on Monday.
"If a potential criminal comes in place of a criminal MP, we do not
need it. Those serving their state must get into parliament," he said.
Armen Martirosyan, a Heritage parliamentary group member, shares
this opinion. "Youthifying" the parliament implies realizing the
"content changes," he said.
Harutyunyan does not object to a switchover to proportional
representation, and Martirosyan is for a switchover. "If our task
is to prevent people that have nothing to do with parliament from
getting into parliament, they will pay for being put on the lists,"
Martirosyan said.
In response to Harutyunyan's argument that the RPA has no intention
to put any businessman on its list, Martirosyan said that "the
premier, however, says they can run for parliament from single-member
constituencies."
According to Harutyunyan, a switchover to proportional representation
will necessitate a second, higher, chamber in Armenia's parliament
for contacts with Armenian regions to be maintained.
He noted that other parliamentary forces may run for parliament by
means of the proportional representation system.
From: A. Papazian
Tert.am
20.02.12
Armenia's parliament must have young members unless it is done
artificially, Menua Harutyunyan, a member of the Republican Party of
Armenia (RPA), told journalists on Monday.
"If a potential criminal comes in place of a criminal MP, we do not
need it. Those serving their state must get into parliament," he said.
Armen Martirosyan, a Heritage parliamentary group member, shares
this opinion. "Youthifying" the parliament implies realizing the
"content changes," he said.
Harutyunyan does not object to a switchover to proportional
representation, and Martirosyan is for a switchover. "If our task
is to prevent people that have nothing to do with parliament from
getting into parliament, they will pay for being put on the lists,"
Martirosyan said.
In response to Harutyunyan's argument that the RPA has no intention
to put any businessman on its list, Martirosyan said that "the
premier, however, says they can run for parliament from single-member
constituencies."
According to Harutyunyan, a switchover to proportional representation
will necessitate a second, higher, chamber in Armenia's parliament
for contacts with Armenian regions to be maintained.
He noted that other parliamentary forces may run for parliament by
means of the proportional representation system.
From: A. Papazian