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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