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June 3 2012
President dissolves government
ARTICLE | JUNE 3, 2012 - 9:19PM
On 31 May, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree to
dissolve government following the election of a new parliament.
The dissolution followed the first session of the newly-elected
parliament earlier in the day, Armenian media reported. The proposal
for the cabinet's resignation was submitted to the president by Prime
Minister Tigran Sarkisyan in line with the country's Constitution
which stipulates formation of a new government after parliamentary
elections. Eight parties and one party alliance ran in Armenia's May 6
parliamentary elections, with the Republican Party of Armenia
eventually winning by gaining 44.05% of the vote.
It won majority of the seats in the country's 131-seat parliament.
The Armenian president has now 10 days to name the new prime minister
and endorse other new ministers. The current cabinet will continue in
a caretaker role until then. Opposition leaders had contested the
results of the May 6 elections and submitted a motion with the Supreme
Court of Armenia, but the court rejected it on 31 May ruling that the
results were fair.
http://www.neurope.eu/article/president-dissolves-government
June 3 2012
President dissolves government
ARTICLE | JUNE 3, 2012 - 9:19PM
On 31 May, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree to
dissolve government following the election of a new parliament.
The dissolution followed the first session of the newly-elected
parliament earlier in the day, Armenian media reported. The proposal
for the cabinet's resignation was submitted to the president by Prime
Minister Tigran Sarkisyan in line with the country's Constitution
which stipulates formation of a new government after parliamentary
elections. Eight parties and one party alliance ran in Armenia's May 6
parliamentary elections, with the Republican Party of Armenia
eventually winning by gaining 44.05% of the vote.
It won majority of the seats in the country's 131-seat parliament.
The Armenian president has now 10 days to name the new prime minister
and endorse other new ministers. The current cabinet will continue in
a caretaker role until then. Opposition leaders had contested the
results of the May 6 elections and submitted a motion with the Supreme
Court of Armenia, but the court rejected it on 31 May ruling that the
results were fair.
http://www.neurope.eu/article/president-dissolves-government