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MASS MEDIA: TIGRAN URIKHANYAN DECIDES TO STEP DOWN AS PARLIAMENTARIAN
by Nana Martirosyan
Thursday, March 5, 12:49
Tigran Urikhanyan, spokesperson for the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP)
has decided to step down as a parliamentarian, a local "Hraparak"
newspaper (The Square) writes.
"There was turmoil in Tigran Urikhanyan's room in the parliament
yesterday, with PAP members going in and out and speaking loudly.
Sometimes, their voices could be heard even in the parliament
corridors. Later, it became known that Urikhanyan decided to leave.
His party-men demanded explanations and tried to talk him out of his
plans," the paper writes. According to the source, "mass migration"
from the PAP is expected after today's Party congress. According
to ArmInfo's sources, parliamentarians Bazmaser Arakelyan, Martun
Grigoryan, Abram Manukyan look to leave the Party. ArmInfo's
correspondent asked Urikhanyan to confirm the reports. However,
the politician recommended following further developments.
PAP Secretary Naira Zohrabyan has already announced that Vartan
Oskanian, the ex-foreign minister of Armenia, parliamentarian, a member
of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), is going to leave the Party.
At today's congress of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), Gagik
Tsarukyan, the PAP leader, will announce that he is leaving the post
of the PAP chairman and PAP Faction Secretary Naira Zohrabyan will
become the chairperson of the party. It is widely rumored that many
party-members, including Vartan Oskanian, do not welcome Tsarukyan's
decision. Oskanian disagrees with the PAP's changed stand on the
domestic policy situation too. Reportedy. The former minister of urban
development Vardan Vardanyan will become vice chairman of the Party.
After today's congress, PAP may join the radical opposition.
Earlier on February 12, Serzh Sargsyan slammed Tsarukyan for failing
to fulfill his responsibilities of a Security Council member, for
not attending the parliament sittings and "billions" of tax evasions.
Tsarukyan, in turn, urged the people to come together and demand the
president's resignation. Following the February 17 meeting with the
president, the PAP leader cancelled the opposition rally set for Feb
20 and 'capitulated'.
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
by Nana Martirosyan
Thursday, March 5, 12:49
Tigran Urikhanyan, spokesperson for the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP)
has decided to step down as a parliamentarian, a local "Hraparak"
newspaper (The Square) writes.
"There was turmoil in Tigran Urikhanyan's room in the parliament
yesterday, with PAP members going in and out and speaking loudly.
Sometimes, their voices could be heard even in the parliament
corridors. Later, it became known that Urikhanyan decided to leave.
His party-men demanded explanations and tried to talk him out of his
plans," the paper writes. According to the source, "mass migration"
from the PAP is expected after today's Party congress. According
to ArmInfo's sources, parliamentarians Bazmaser Arakelyan, Martun
Grigoryan, Abram Manukyan look to leave the Party. ArmInfo's
correspondent asked Urikhanyan to confirm the reports. However,
the politician recommended following further developments.
PAP Secretary Naira Zohrabyan has already announced that Vartan
Oskanian, the ex-foreign minister of Armenia, parliamentarian, a member
of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), is going to leave the Party.
At today's congress of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), Gagik
Tsarukyan, the PAP leader, will announce that he is leaving the post
of the PAP chairman and PAP Faction Secretary Naira Zohrabyan will
become the chairperson of the party. It is widely rumored that many
party-members, including Vartan Oskanian, do not welcome Tsarukyan's
decision. Oskanian disagrees with the PAP's changed stand on the
domestic policy situation too. Reportedy. The former minister of urban
development Vardan Vardanyan will become vice chairman of the Party.
After today's congress, PAP may join the radical opposition.
Earlier on February 12, Serzh Sargsyan slammed Tsarukyan for failing
to fulfill his responsibilities of a Security Council member, for
not attending the parliament sittings and "billions" of tax evasions.
Tsarukyan, in turn, urged the people to come together and demand the
president's resignation. Following the February 17 meeting with the
president, the PAP leader cancelled the opposition rally set for Feb
20 and 'capitulated'.
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=FD5B7ED0-C31C-11E4-AFD40EB7C0D21663
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress