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Armenian parliamentary opposition calls on ruling party to support
draft amendments to Electoral Code
17:11 - 21.05.13
Armenia's Parliament discussed on Tuesday draft amendments to
Armenia's Electoral Code proposed by the Heritage parliamentary group.
A number of opposition MPs insisted on the need for publishing voters lists.
`Ballot box stuffing normally happens when the voters' names are not
yet known,' said the keynote speaker Rubik Hakobyan.
Armenia's Minister of Justice Hrair Tovmasyan stressed that the
initiative runs counter to the document of the Venice Commission and
the ruling of Armenia's Constitutional Court on the principle of
secrecy.
He commended the authors' motives, saying that the Constitution must
not be violated. Minister Tovmasyan said that the CC rulings `cannot
be new or old.'
Aram Manukyan, an Armenian National Congress (ANC) parliamentary group
member, noted that the `principle of secrecy' is absurd.
The MP Alexander Arzumanyan called for dissolving the Constitutional Court.
Armen Rustamyan, an Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun
(ARF-D) parliamentary group member, noted that the parliamentary
majority will reject any bills introduced by the opposition because
such bills may preclude the ruling forces' reproduction. `This is the
main problem, and do not put forward any other arguments, please,' he
said.
Zaruhi Postanjyan, a Heritage parliamentary group member, said that
Armenia's authorities can even benefit from the draft.
The ruling forces may one day become the opposition because snap
elections will sooner or later be held.
David Harutyunyan, a Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) parliamentary
group member, agreed with some of the points, particularly that the
ruling forces may one day become opposition.
Naira Zohrabyan, Secretary of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP)
parliamentary group, said that the PAP will vote for the Heritage
group's proposal.
Armenian News - Tert.am
draft amendments to Electoral Code
17:11 - 21.05.13
Armenia's Parliament discussed on Tuesday draft amendments to
Armenia's Electoral Code proposed by the Heritage parliamentary group.
A number of opposition MPs insisted on the need for publishing voters lists.
`Ballot box stuffing normally happens when the voters' names are not
yet known,' said the keynote speaker Rubik Hakobyan.
Armenia's Minister of Justice Hrair Tovmasyan stressed that the
initiative runs counter to the document of the Venice Commission and
the ruling of Armenia's Constitutional Court on the principle of
secrecy.
He commended the authors' motives, saying that the Constitution must
not be violated. Minister Tovmasyan said that the CC rulings `cannot
be new or old.'
Aram Manukyan, an Armenian National Congress (ANC) parliamentary group
member, noted that the `principle of secrecy' is absurd.
The MP Alexander Arzumanyan called for dissolving the Constitutional Court.
Armen Rustamyan, an Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun
(ARF-D) parliamentary group member, noted that the parliamentary
majority will reject any bills introduced by the opposition because
such bills may preclude the ruling forces' reproduction. `This is the
main problem, and do not put forward any other arguments, please,' he
said.
Zaruhi Postanjyan, a Heritage parliamentary group member, said that
Armenia's authorities can even benefit from the draft.
The ruling forces may one day become the opposition because snap
elections will sooner or later be held.
David Harutyunyan, a Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) parliamentary
group member, agreed with some of the points, particularly that the
ruling forces may one day become opposition.
Naira Zohrabyan, Secretary of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP)
parliamentary group, said that the PAP will vote for the Heritage
group's proposal.
Armenian News - Tert.am