NO QUORUM AT ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT DURING VOTING ON STATE OF EMERGENCY BILL – OPPOSITION MP
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March 21, 2012 | 17:26
YEREVAN. – No quorum was obtained, at the Armenian National Assembly
(NA) Sessions’ Hall, when voting on the draft law on the Legal
Regime of the State of Emergency, opposition Heritage Party MP Larisa
Alaverdyan stated at the parliament floor on Wednesday.
Justice Minister Hrayr Tovmasyan’s explanations were not satisfactory
for Alaverdyan, and therefore she continued to voice her complaint,
but NA Speaker Samvel Nikoyan turned off Alaverdyan’s microphone. This
notwithstanding, Heritage MP continued her respective remarks out loud.
This is not the first time that the ruling coalition MPs are voting
in place of their fellow coalition deputies at the NA Sessions’ Hall,
thereby obtaining an artificial quorum to pass a bill.
Heritage MPs have complained about such work method on numerous
occasions, and they even stand up during voting to clearly see who
is voting instead of someone else.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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