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    ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT POSTPONES VOTING ON STATE OF EMERGENCY DRAFT LAW

    NEWS.AM
    March 20, 2012 | 14:50

    YEREVAN. - Armenia's National Assembly postponed the voting for the
    bill on the Legal Regime of the State of Emergency.

    The NA's second-hearing voting for the draft law was to take place on
    Tuesday, but, prior to the voting, the ruling coalition's Republican
    Party of Armenia (RPA) Parliamentary Faction asked for a 20-minute
    recess to obtain quorum.

    And following the recess, NA Speaker Samvel Nikoyan announced that
    the bill's voting is postponed.

    In its first hearing, the controversial draft law passed with a vote
    of 67 for, 1 against, and with no abstentions.

    The opposition considers this law proposal to be unacceptable, noting
    that the latter curtails the parliament's power, and a precedent
    is set for using the armed forces in domestic politics, which is
    inconsistent with the country's Constitution.

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