BILL PASSES IN PARLIAMENT DESPITE ARF’S RESERVATIONS
Grisha Balasanyan

hetq
12:25, September 11, 2012

Minutes ago, Armenia’s National Assembly got down to work

105 legislators registered but some encountered technical difficulties
and had to request assistance before being able to sign in.

A bill on amending the procedural code of the National Assembly
passed after the first reading by a vote of 97 in favor, 4 against
and 3 abstentions.

The law envisages giving opposition members the opportunity to
participate in the activities of all the standing committees.

Before the vote, ARF MP Armen Roustamyan declared that his party
would be voting against the bill and demanded that it be debated first.

Roustamyan stated that the ARF would vote in favor if its suggestions
were incorporated in the bill.