First President of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who was in office 1991-1998, has released an article on iLur.am, emphasizing the right of a Member of Parliament on not being constrained by his/her imperative mandate and to be guided by his/her conscience and convictions. The publication is titled A little But Important Observation.
Hasmik Petrosyan, assistant to the President of Armenia, denies the reports in social networks according to which President Armen Sarkissian’s candidacy will be nominated for the Prime Minister.
President of the Republic of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan on May 2 visited the defense ministry where he met with the supreme command staff of the Defense Army.
The second round of the election for Prime Minister will take place May 8, at 12:00 in the Armenian parliament, Speaker Ara Babloyan said in a statement.
After nearly 9 hours of debates on electing a Prime Minister, with opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan being the sole candidate, the Armenian parliament failed to make the election as 55 lawmakers voted against and 46 lawmakers voted in favor.
The Republican Party (HHK) faction of the Armenian parliament will vote against the candidacy of Nikol Pashinyan for Prime Minister, HHK faction leader Vahram Baghdasaryan said after nearly 9 hours of debates.
The Supreme Body of ARF Armenia says the opinion of ARF faction MP Aghvan Vardanyan is his personal decision and isn’t in line with the official stance of the ARF.
Aghvan Vardanyan, Secretary of the ARF faction of the Armenian parliament, said during parliamentary hearings that he will not participate in the voting for the election of Prime Minister.
Vice Speaker of the Parliament of Armenia Eduard Sharmazanov doesn’t see PM candidate Nikol Pashinyan as Prime Minister.
Speaker of Parliament Ara Babloyan left the parliamentary sitting for 10 minutes as a sign of protest to PM candidate Nikol Pashinyan’s statement regarding children’s rights.
