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168 Zham, Armenia
May 16 2012
Armenian ex-minister may become parliament speaker
There is growing dissatisfaction within the governing coalition member
Prosperous Armenia (PA) party because of a possible new coalition with
the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA). The paper recalled that
Oskanyan, who joined the PA ahead of the 6 May parliamentary polls,
and leader of the United Labour Party Gurgen Arsenyan, who occupies
the fourth place in the Prosperous Armenia party list, spoke against a
"formal" coalition. In fact, the paper said, there are many of those
who are against entering a coalition with the RPA, and in case such a
coalition is formed, they may all quit their PA membership without
giving up their seats in parliament. According to the newspaper,
Oskanyan is already thinking about forming a new team in parliament
and is actively working in this direction.
The paper said that according to some reports, PA leader Gagik
Tsarukyan has appealed to Armenian President and RPA leader Serzh
Sargsyan suggesting to appoint Oskanyan as parliament speaker in order
to prevent possible splits in the party. Oskanyan is said not be
against this option, the paper concluded.
[translated from Armenian]
May 16 2012
Armenian ex-minister may become parliament speaker
There is growing dissatisfaction within the governing coalition member
Prosperous Armenia (PA) party because of a possible new coalition with
the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA). The paper recalled that
Oskanyan, who joined the PA ahead of the 6 May parliamentary polls,
and leader of the United Labour Party Gurgen Arsenyan, who occupies
the fourth place in the Prosperous Armenia party list, spoke against a
"formal" coalition. In fact, the paper said, there are many of those
who are against entering a coalition with the RPA, and in case such a
coalition is formed, they may all quit their PA membership without
giving up their seats in parliament. According to the newspaper,
Oskanyan is already thinking about forming a new team in parliament
and is actively working in this direction.
The paper said that according to some reports, PA leader Gagik
Tsarukyan has appealed to Armenian President and RPA leader Serzh
Sargsyan suggesting to appoint Oskanyan as parliament speaker in order
to prevent possible splits in the party. Oskanyan is said not be
against this option, the paper concluded.
[translated from Armenian]