Shameful Situation With Voting to Prosecutor General’s Nomination
Reporters have been unable to find out which members of parliament
voted against Gevorg Kostanyan. Before the voting the Heritage and ANC
parliamentary groups announced that their members of parliament are
against Kostanyan. Member of Parliament Nikol Pashinyan of ANC also
had said to vote against the nomination. However, in the result of the
voting only 3 were against and 2 ballots were voided.
Of the ANC parliamentary group Aram Manukyan, Lyudmila Sargsyan, Gagik
Jhangiryan, Stepan Demirchyan, Nikol Pashinyan and Hrant Bagratyan
voted. Of Heritage Party Ruben Hakobyan and Alexander Arzumanyan
voted. The secretary of the ANC Aram Manukyan announced that 3 voted
against and Stepan Demirchyan’s ballot was voided. Aram Manukyan meant
Gagik Jhangiryan, Lyudmila Sargsyan and himself. In answer to the
question how Nikol Pashinyan voted he said he did not know. `I think
four members of our faction and Nikol voted against,’ he said, without
specifying those four members were. Hrant Bagratyan said he did not
betray his principles.
I voted and I am embarrassed because I also voted against. Everyone I
talk to say they voted against. 8 members of 2 factions state at once
that they were against, Alexander Arzumanyan of Heritage Party told
Lragir.am.
Ruben Hakobyan also told reporters that he voted against.
`As an integrate member of the parliamentary group I obey the decision
of the parliamentary group,’ Gagik Jhangiryan said.
One of the voided ballots is said to be Stepan Demirchyan’s ballot.
16:42 01/10/2013
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